diff --git a/flutter/lib/features/pantry/data/pantry_providers.dart b/flutter/lib/features/pantry/data/pantry_providers.dart
index edef313a..a75d6bf8 100644
--- a/flutter/lib/features/pantry/data/pantry_providers.dart
+++ b/flutter/lib/features/pantry/data/pantry_providers.dart
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import '../../../core/api/api_providers.dart';
 import '../../../core/api/guarded_api_call.dart';
 import '../../auth/data/auth_providers.dart';
 import '../domain/pantry_item.dart';
-import '../domain/pantry_product.dart';
 import 'pantry_repository.dart';
 
 final pantryRepositoryProvider = Provider<PantryRepository>((ref) {
@@ -18,11 +17,3 @@ final pantryProvider = FutureProvider<List<PantryItem>>((ref) async {
     () => ref.read(pantryRepositoryProvider).fetchPantry(token: token),
   );
 });
-
-final pantryProductsProvider = FutureProvider<List<PantryProduct>>((ref) async {
-  final token = await ref.watch(authStateProvider.future);
-  return guardedApiCall(
-    ref,
-    () => ref.read(pantryRepositoryProvider).fetchProducts(token: token),
-  );
-});
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diff --git a/flutter/lib/features/pantry/data/pantry_repository.dart b/flutter/lib/features/pantry/data/pantry_repository.dart
index 29da414c..9bd03a3d 100644
--- a/flutter/lib/features/pantry/data/pantry_repository.dart
+++ b/flutter/lib/features/pantry/data/pantry_repository.dart
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import 'package:logging/logging.dart';
 import '../../../core/api/api_client.dart';
 import '../../../core/api/api_paths.dart';
 import '../domain/pantry_item.dart';
-import '../domain/pantry_product.dart';
 
 final _logger = Logger('PantryRepository');
 
@@ -25,20 +24,6 @@ class PantryRepository {
     }
   }
 
-  Future<List<PantryProduct>> fetchProducts({String? token}) async {
-    try {
-      final data = await _api.getJson(ProductApiPaths.mine, token: token);
-      final list = data as List<dynamic>;
-      _logger.info('Fetched ${list.length} products');
-      return list
-          .map((e) => PantryProduct.fromJson(e as Map<String, dynamic>))
-          .toList();
-    } catch (error) {
-      _logger.severe('Failed to fetch products: $error');
-      rethrow;
-    }
-  }
-
   Future<PantryItem> createPantryItem(
     int productId, {
     String? token,
diff --git a/flutter/lib/features/pantry/domain/pantry_item.dart b/flutter/lib/features/pantry/domain/pantry_item.dart
index 45f528d2..d8b9e630 100644
--- a/flutter/lib/features/pantry/domain/pantry_item.dart
+++ b/flutter/lib/features/pantry/domain/pantry_item.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ class PantryItem {
   final String? canonicalName;
   final String? category;
   final int? categoryId;
+  final String? categoryPath;
   final String? location;
 
   const PantryItem({
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ class PantryItem {
     this.canonicalName,
     this.category,
     this.categoryId,
+    this.categoryPath,
     this.location,
   });
 
@@ -24,6 +26,17 @@ class PantryItem {
     return productName;
   }
 
+  String? get l1CategoryOrNull {
+    final path = categoryPath?.trim();
+    if (path != null && path.isNotEmpty) {
+      return path.split('>').first.trim();
+    }
+    if (category != null && category!.trim().isNotEmpty) {
+      return category!.trim();
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
   factory PantryItem.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) {
     final product = json['product'] as Map<String, dynamic>? ?? {};
     return PantryItem(
@@ -33,7 +46,25 @@ class PantryItem {
       canonicalName: product['canonicalName']?.toString(),
       category: product['category']?.toString(),
       categoryId: (product['categoryId'] as num?)?.toInt(),
+      categoryPath: _buildCategoryPath(product['categoryRef']),
       location: json['location']?.toString(),
     );
   }
+
+  static String? _buildCategoryPath(dynamic rawCategoryRef) {
+    if (rawCategoryRef is! Map<String, dynamic>) return null;
+
+    final names = <String>[];
+    dynamic current = rawCategoryRef;
+    while (current is Map<String, dynamic>) {
+      final name = current['name']?.toString().trim();
+      if (name != null && name.isNotEmpty) {
+        names.add(name);
+      }
+      current = current['parent'];
+    }
+
+    if (names.isEmpty) return null;
+    return names.reversed.join(' > ');
+  }
 }
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diff --git a/flutter/lib/features/pantry/domain/pantry_product.dart b/flutter/lib/features/pantry/domain/pantry_product.dart
deleted file mode 100644
index 4b13e074..00000000
--- a/flutter/lib/features/pantry/domain/pantry_product.dart
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-class PantryProduct {
-  final int id;
-  final String name;
-  final String? canonicalName;
-  final String? category;
-  final int? categoryId;
-  final String? categoryPath;
-
-  const PantryProduct({
-    required this.id,
-    required this.name,
-    this.canonicalName,
-    this.category,
-    this.categoryId,
-    this.categoryPath,
-  });
-
-  String get displayName {
-    if (canonicalName != null && canonicalName!.trim().isNotEmpty) {
-      return canonicalName!;
-    }
-    return name;
-  }
-
-  factory PantryProduct.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) {
-    final categoryRef = json['categoryRef'];
-    final path = _buildCategoryPath(categoryRef);
-
-    return PantryProduct(
-      id: (json['id'] as num).toInt(),
-      name: (json['name'] ?? '').toString(),
-      canonicalName: json['canonicalName']?.toString(),
-      category: json['category']?.toString(),
-      categoryId: (json['categoryId'] as num?)?.toInt(),
-      categoryPath: path,
-    );
-  }
-
-  static String? _buildCategoryPath(dynamic rawCategoryRef) {
-    if (rawCategoryRef is! Map<String, dynamic>) return null;
-
-    final names = <String>[];
-    dynamic current = rawCategoryRef;
-    while (current is Map<String, dynamic>) {
-      final name = current['name']?.toString().trim();
-      if (name != null && name.isNotEmpty) {
-        names.insert(0, name);
-      }
-      current = current['parent'];
-    }
-
-    if (names.isEmpty) return null;
-    return names.join(' > ');
-  }
-}
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diff --git a/flutter/lib/features/pantry/presentation/pantry_screen.dart b/flutter/lib/features/pantry/presentation/pantry_screen.dart
index 2f68f540..17eca142 100644
--- a/flutter/lib/features/pantry/presentation/pantry_screen.dart
+++ b/flutter/lib/features/pantry/presentation/pantry_screen.dart
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import '../../auth/data/auth_providers.dart';
 import '../../inventory/data/inventory_providers.dart';
 import '../data/pantry_providers.dart';
 import '../domain/pantry_item.dart';
-import '../domain/pantry_product.dart';
 
 final _logger = Logger('PantryScreen');
 
@@ -214,35 +213,26 @@ class _PantryScreenState extends ConsumerState<PantryScreen> {
     }
   }
 
-  String _resolveL1Category(PantryItem item, Map<int, PantryProduct> productById) {
-    final path = productById[item.productId]?.categoryPath?.trim();
-    if (path != null && path.isNotEmpty) {
-      return path.split('>').first.trim();
-    }
-    if (item.category != null && item.category!.trim().isNotEmpty) {
-      return item.category!.trim();
-    }
-    return context.l10n.pantryOtherCategory;
+  String _resolveL1Category(PantryItem item) {
+    return item.l1CategoryOrNull ?? context.l10n.pantryOtherCategory;
   }
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     final pantryAsync = ref.watch(pantryProvider);
-    final productsAsync = ref.watch(pantryProductsProvider);
 
-    if (pantryAsync.isLoading || productsAsync.isLoading) {
+    if (pantryAsync.isLoading) {
       return LoadingStateView(label: context.l10n.pantryLoading);
     }
 
-    if (pantryAsync.hasError || productsAsync.hasError) {
-      final error = pantryAsync.error ?? productsAsync.error;
+    if (pantryAsync.hasError) {
+      final error = pantryAsync.error;
       _logger.severe('Error loading pantry or products: $error');
       return buildCopyableErrorPanel(
         context: context,
         message: mapErrorToUserMessage(error ?? 'Okänt fel', context),
         onRetry: () {
           ref.invalidate(pantryProvider);
-          ref.invalidate(pantryProductsProvider);
         },
         title: 'Kunde inte läsa baslagret',
       );
@@ -250,15 +240,17 @@ class _PantryScreenState extends ConsumerState<PantryScreen> {
 
     final pantryItems =
         pantryAsync.maybeWhen(data: (d) => d, orElse: () => null) ?? const [];
-    final products =
-        productsAsync.maybeWhen(data: (d) => d, orElse: () => null) ?? const [];
-    final productById = {for (final product in products) product.id: product};
 
     final filteredItems = pantryItems.where((item) {
       if (_locationFilter.isEmpty) return true;
       return (item.location ?? '').trim() == _locationFilter;
     }).toList();
 
+    final l1LowerByItemId = {
+      for (final item in filteredItems)
+        item.id: _resolveL1Category(item).toLowerCase(),
+    };
+
     filteredItems.sort((a, b) {
       if (_sort == 'nameDesc') {
         return b.displayName.toLowerCase().compareTo(a.displayName.toLowerCase());
@@ -271,9 +263,7 @@ class _PantryScreenState extends ConsumerState<PantryScreen> {
         return a.displayName.toLowerCase().compareTo(b.displayName.toLowerCase());
       }
       if (_sort == 'l1CategoryAsc') {
-        final byL1 = _resolveL1Category(a, productById).toLowerCase().compareTo(
-          _resolveL1Category(b, productById).toLowerCase(),
-        );
+        final byL1 = (l1LowerByItemId[a.id] ?? '').compareTo(l1LowerByItemId[b.id] ?? '');
         if (byL1 != 0) return byL1;
         return a.displayName.toLowerCase().compareTo(b.displayName.toLowerCase());
       }
@@ -379,7 +369,7 @@ class _PantryScreenState extends ConsumerState<PantryScreen> {
               if (index == 0) return filterSection;
               if (index == 1) return headerSection;
               final item = filteredItems[index - 2];
-              final l1Category = _resolveL1Category(item, productById);
+              final l1Category = _resolveL1Category(item);
 
               return ListTile(
                 title: Text(item.displayName),