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Is Gosh! Beetroot Falafel With Red Pepper & Chilli ultra-processed?

4 x 19 g Falafels Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Gosh! Beetroot Falafel With Red Pepper & Chilli

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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • No 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

Beetroot 31%, Chickpeas 31%, Red Pepper³, Potato Flake, Onion, Rapeseed Oil, Garlic Puree (Water, Garlic), Coriander, Cumin, Lemon Juice from Concentrate (Concentrated Lemon Juice, Water), Paprika, Salt, Chilli Flakes4 (1‚2, 3‚4), NUTRITION Typical Values P Energy kJ Energy kcal Fat

As written on the pack

Beetroot (31%), Chickpeas (31%), Red Pepper³, Potato Flake, Onion, Rapeseed Oil, Garlic Puree (Water, Garlic Granules), Ground Coriander, Ground Cumin, Lemon Juice from Concentrate (Concentrated Lemon Juice, Water), Paprika, Salt, Chilli Flakes4. (1,2,3,4 Origin: EU and non-EU). NUTRITION Typical Values P Energy kJ Energy kcal Fat

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 45 falafels

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 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 5036829756281, last edited 24 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.