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Vegetarian balls, from least to most processed

We track 59 vegetarian balls, 49% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Tofu.

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What makes vegetarian balls ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of vegetarian balls that contain each:

Processed food (30)

  1. 1 Tofu Kirkland organic tofu extra firm · 64 oz 3
  2. 2 Shaqlawa Falafel Shaqlawa 3
  3. 3 Falafel Goodlife · 454 g 3
  4. 4 Spinach Falafels Waitrose & Partners · 190 g 3
  5. 5 Classic Falafel Yumis · 225g 3
  6. 6 Falafel ICA · 800g 3
  7. 7 Falafel Garant · 800 g 3
  8. 8 Beetroot Falafel With Red Pepper & Chilli Gosh! · 4 x 19 g 3
  9. 9 Herby Veggie Bites Plants by Deliciously Ella 3
  10. 10 Sweet Potato Falafel Tesco 3
  11. 11 Beetroot falafel Gosh · 266 g 3
  12. 12 Sweet Potato Falafels Sainsbury's 3
  13. 13 Sweet Potato Falafels Waitrose · 192g 3
  14. 14 Falafacini basil pesto Gosh! · 240 g 3
  15. 15 8 Falafels Sainsbury's · 144g 3
  16. 16 BBQ Corn Sweet Potato Falafel Vemondo · 171g 3
  17. 17 Spiced veggie bites Ella plants · nine pieces. 171 grams 3
  18. 18 Mediterranean Falafel Mix Lisa's · 400g 3
  19. 19 Moroccan Style Falafel THE deli · 171g 3
  20. 20 Butternut squash, tomato & basil Falafel Aldi · 200 g 3
  21. 21 Plant Chef Falafel & Houmous Tesco · 85g 3
  22. 22 Plant! Middle Eastern Falafel Lidl 3
  23. 23 Falafel Traditional Afia · 9 oz 3
  24. 24 Falafel Anamma · 325g 3
  25. 25 Original falafel Gosh! · 4 x 19 g 3
  26. 26 Mediterranean Falafel Gosh! · 171g 3
  27. 27 falafel Gosh! · 4 x 22 g 3
  28. 28 Moroccan Spiced Falafel with Sweet Dates, Lemon & Parsley Gosh! · 266g 3
  29. 29 Moroccan Spiced Falafel Gosh! · 266 gram 3
  30. 30 Moroccan Spiced Falafel with Red Pepper and Apricot 4 x 22 g 3

Ultra-processed food (29)

  1. 31 Falafel Plate With Pickled Onion Food Box · 400 g 4
  2. 32 Falafel Superfresh · 450 g 4
  3. 33 Middle Eastern Falafel Vemondo · 200 g 4
  4. 34 falafel Waitrose 4
  5. 35 Vegetarian Meatballs Rythmn 108 · 240 g 4
  6. 36 Moroccan style falafels Asda 4
  7. 37 Morrocan Falaffels Cauldron · 180g 4
  8. 38 Ramonas fabulous falafel Ramona 4
  9. 39 Middle Eastern Falafels Cauldron · 200 g 4
  10. 40 herb falafels Waitrose · 200g 4
  11. 41 Falafel Schysst käk · 330g 4
  12. 42 Fully Cooked Falafel Trader Joe's · 12 OZ (340g) 4
  13. 43 Green Pea Falafel Tesco 4
  14. 44 8 Fresh Herb Aromatic Falafels M&S Food · 160 g 4
  15. 45 Vegetable balls Ikea · 1kg 4
  16. 46 Vegan Falafel Lidl · 350g 4
  17. 47 Mediterranean Style Falafel The deli · 200 g 4
  18. 48 Falafels Sainsbury’s Plant Pioneers · 180g 4
  19. 49 Dill Pickle Mini Falafel Trader Joe's · 12 oz 4
  20. 50 Vegobullar Anamma · 900g 4
  21. 51 Falafels Sainsbury's taste the difference 4
  22. 52 Meat-Free Meatballs Birds Eye · 280g 4
  23. 53 Organic Falafels Bio Florentin · 240 g 4
  24. 54 Vegobullar Garant · 350 g 4
  25. 55 Vegetarian Meatballs 399 g 4
  26. 56 Plant based no meat balls Bio Sonne Norma · 35g 4
  27. 57 Plant Chef 12 MEAT-FREE BALLS Tesco 4
  28. 58 Wicked Kitchen - 12 Italian Inspired Amazeballs 308g 4
  29. 59 Blueberry Bagels Söla · 12 oz 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.