Is Florentin Organic Falafels Bio ultra-processed?

240 g Falafels Sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland and 5 more countries

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Thickener
E412 Guar gum
E415 Xanthan gum

14 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed falafels

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

soaked chickpeas 70%, onions 12%, parsley 10%, water, sea salt (processing marker), garlic, cumin, sunflower oil (processing marker), thickener (ultra-processing marker) (xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), guar gum (ultra-processing marker)), nutritional acid (lactic acid (made from sugar cane))

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

soaked chickpeas* 70%, onions* 12%, parsley* 10%, water, sea salt, garlic*, cumin*, sunflower oil*, thickener (xanthan gum, guar gum), nutritional acid (lactic acid (made from sugar cane))

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.

E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.

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.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 45 falafels

From least to most processed, this one ranks 45th. 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 8714685000010, last edited 13 March 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.