Is Kallo Beetroot veggie cakes ultra-processed?

Puffed rice cakes Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
Flavouring

12 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed puffed rice cakes

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

Lentil flour 80%, sunflower oil (processing marker), beetroot balsamic seasoning 7% (sugar (processing marker), salt (processing marker), onion, natural flavour (ultra-processing marker), colouring (ultra-processing marker) (red beetr powder), garlic, black pepper, balsamic vinegar 0.7%)

As written on the pack

Lentil flour (80%), sunflower oil, beetroot balsamic seasoning (7%) [sugar, salt, onion, natural flavour, colouring: red beetr powder 8%, garlic, black pepper, balsamic vinegar 0.7%], green peas ALLERGEN ADVICE: May contain milk, soya and sesame seeds.

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.

Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

3 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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 142 puffed rice cakes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 75th. 63% of the puffed rice cakes 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 142 puffed rice cakes, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5013665116295, last edited 15 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.