Is Cauldron Middle Eastern Falafels ultra-processed?

200 g Refrigerated falafel Sold in the United Kingdom, France and Spain

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

32 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed refrigerated falafel

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

Chickpeas 62%, Onion 13%, Seasoning (Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Niacin, Iron, Folic Acid, Thiamine), Salt (processing marker), Sugar (processing marker), Cumin, Coriander, Parsley, Black Pepper, Sodium Bicarbonate), Rapeseed Oil, Breadcrumb Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Niacin, Iron, Folic Acid, Thiamine), Salt (processing marker), Yeast, Parsley, Coriander, Rowanberry, Natural Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Garlic Purée

Additives: E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Chickpeas (62%), Onion (13%), Seasoning [Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Niacin, Iron, Folic Acid, Thiamine), Salt, Sugar, Cumin, Coriander, Parsley, Black Pepper, Raising Agent: Sodium Bicarbonate], Rapeseed Oil, Breadcrumb Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Niacin, Iron, Folic Acid, Thiamine), Salt, Yeast], Parsley, Coriander, Rowanberry Extract, Natural Flavouring, Garlic Purée.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

2 ingredients that would only make it processed

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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 17 refrigerated falafel

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 35% of the refrigerated falafel 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 17 refrigerated falafel, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5013683305589, last edited 19 September 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.