Is Kallo Lentil & Pea Veggie Cakes Spinach & Pesto ultra-processed?

122 g Puffed cereal 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:

Flavouring

11 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed puffed cereal 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 76%, rapeseed oil, spinach pesto seasoning 72%, onion, salt (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), spinach 12%, garlic 10%, natural flavour (ultra-processing marker), basil 1.2%, green peas 57%

As written on the pack

Lentil flour (76%), rapeseed oil, spinach pesto seasoning (72%) [onion, salt, sugar, spinach 12%, garlic 10%, natural flavour, basil 1.2%), green peas (57%)

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

2 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 171 puffed cereal cakes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 78th. 58% of the puffed cereal 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 171 puffed cereal cakes, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5013665115397, last edited 26 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.