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Is Gosh! Mediterranean Falafel ultra-processed?

171g Refrigerated falafel Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Gosh! Mediterranean Falafel

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
  • 2 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

Chickpeas 51%, Onion 15%, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Potato Flakes, Garlic Puree (Water, Garlic), Parsley, Lemon Juice from Concentrate (Concentrated Lemon Juice, Water), Basil 0.8%, Salt, Bicarbonate of Soda, Cumin, Coriander, Thyme, Rosemary, White Pepper

Additives: E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Chickpeas(51%), Onion (15%), Rapeseed Oil, Water, Potato Flakes, Garlic Puree (Water, Garlic Granules), Parsley, Lemon Juice from Concentrate (Concentrated Lemon Juice, Water), Basil (0.8%), Salt, Raising Agent (Bicarbonate of Soda), Ground Cumin, Ground Coriander, Thyme, Rosemary, White 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 17 refrigerated falafel

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 35% of the refrigerated falafel 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 17 refrigerated falafel, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5036829756328, last edited 25 September 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.