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Is Gosh! Falafacini basil pesto ultra-processed?

240 g Vegetarian balls Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Gosh! Falafacini basil pesto

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:

  • 27 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

Basil Pesto 26% (Rapeseed Oil, Basil, Cannellini Beans, Spinach, Pine Nuts, Salt), Chickpeas 22% (Water, Chickpeas), Cooked Rice 15% (Water, White Rice), Black Turtle Beans 11%, Sweet Potato 7%, Water, Potato Flake, Rapeseed Oil, Spinach, Rice Flour, Salt, Garlic, Parsley, Onion, Basil, Thyme, Black Pepper

As written on the pack

Basil Pesto (26%) (Rapeseed Oil, Basil, Cannellini Beans, Spinach, Pine Nuts, Salt), Chickpeas (22%) (Water, Chickpeas), Cooked Rice (15%) (Water, White Rice), Black Turtle Beans (11%), Sweet Potato (7%), Water, Potato Flake, Rapeseed Oil, Spinach, Rice Flour, Salt, Garlic Granules, Parsley, Onion Granules, Basil, Thyme, Ground Black Pepper.

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 59 vegetarian balls

From least to most processed, this one ranks 14th. 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 5036829757509, last edited 9 July 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.