Is Anamma Falafel ultra-processed?

325g Falafels Sold in Sweden

Pack of Anamma Falafel

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed meat alternatives

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Kikärtor 84%, rapsolja, persilja, lök, potatismjöl, salt (processing marker), bakpulver (natriumbikarbonat), vitlök, kryddor (bland annat spiskummin, koriander, kanel)

Additives: E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Kikärtor (84%), rapsolja, persilja, lök, potatismjöl, salt, bakpulver (natriumbikarbonat), vitlök, kryddor (bl.a. spiskummin, koriander, kanel).

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 45 falafels

From least to most processed, this one ranks 20th. 42% of the falafels here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 45 falafels, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7310240120073, last edited 2 May 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.