Is Findus Dagens Falafel med matvete ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 47 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score C
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Falafel 32% (Kikärtor 13%), lök, semolina (vete), rapsolja, persilja, vitlök, bakpulver (e450 (ultra-processing marker), e500), majsstärkelse (processing marker), salt (processing marker), spiskummin, förtjockningsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (e461 (ultra-processing marker)), kryddextrakt (bland annat selleri, cayennepeppar), Matvete 26% (Kokta durum vete korn, Ajvarsås 25%), Creme Fraiche, paprika, aubergine, lök, solrosolja (processing marker), persilja, majsstärkelse (processing marker), tomatpuré, salt (processing marker), rapsolja, vitlök, vinäger, kryddor (bland annat chilipeppar, paprika), socker (processing marker), kryddextrakt, Grönsaker 17% (Broccoli), svarta bönor, grillade tomater (tomater, socker (processing marker), salt (processing marker)), rödlök
Additives: E450 Diphosphates , E461 Methyl cellulose , E500 Sodium carbonates
As written on the pack
Falafel 32%: Kikärtor 13%, lök, semolina (vete), rapsolja, persilja, vitlök, bakpulver (E450, E500), majsstärkelse, salt, spiskummin, förtjockningsmedel (E461), kryddextrakt (bl a selleri, cayennepeppar). Matvete 26%: Kokta durum vete korn. Ajvarsås 25%: Creme Fraiche, paprika, aubergine, lök, solrosolja, persilja, majsstärkelse, tomatpuré, salt, rapsolja, vitlök, vinäger, kryddor (bl a chilipeppar, paprika), socker, kryddextrakt. Grönsaker 17%: Broccoli, svarta bönor, grillade tomater (tomater, socker, salt), rödlök.
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.
- E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
- E461 Methyl cellulose Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
- Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
5 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.
- Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 351 microwave meals
From least to most processed, this one ranks 240th. 72% of the microwave meals here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7310500175287, last edited 2 April 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 C (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.