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Is Garant Vegobullar ultra-processed?

350 g Vegetarian balls Sold in Sweden

Pack of Garant Vegobullar

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed vegetarian balls

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

Rehydrerat veteprotein, rehydrerat sojaprotein, rapsolja, lökpulver, lök, e461, e407a, naturlig arom, vinäger, tomat, svampextrakt, salt, vitpeppar, rosmarinextrakt, spiskummin, koriander, Förpackat i en skyddande atmosfär

Additives: E392 Extracts of rosemary , E407a Processed eucheuma seaweed , E461 Methyl cellulose

As written on the pack

Rehydrerat veteprotein, rehydrerat sojaprotein, rapsolja, lökpulver, lökbitar, förtjockningsmedel (E461, E407a), naturlig arom, vinäger, tomatpulver, svampextrakt, salt, vitpeppar, rosmarinextrakt, spiskummin, korianderpulver. Förpackat i en skyddande atmosfär. Ursprung veteprotein: Tyskland. Ursprung sojaprotein: Kina.

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.

  • E407a Processed eucheuma seaweed A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • 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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
1 ingredient 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 59 vegetarian balls

From least to most processed, this one ranks 54th. 49% of the vegetarian balls 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 59 vegetarian balls, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7340083463051, last edited 2 October 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.