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Is Lidl Plant! Middle Eastern Falafel ultra-processed?

Refrigerated falafel Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Lidl Plant! Middle Eastern 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:

  • 28 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

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

GB IE falafels made with chickpeas, courgett Ingredients 58% Chickpeas (Chickpeas, Water), Onion 11%, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Courgette 4%, Spinach, Rice Flour, Potato Flakes, Garlic Purée (Water, Garlic), Cumin, Coriander 1%, Coriander 1%, Parsley, Salt, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Parsley, Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Oregano, Nutmeg, Raising Agent (Sodium Carbonates), Clove

Additives: E500 Sodium carbonates

As written on the pack

GB IE Vegan falafels made with chickpeas, courgett Ingredients 58% Chickpeas (Chickpeas, Water), 11% Onion, Rapeseed Oil, Water, 4% Courgette, Spinach, Rice Flour, Potato Flakes, Garlic Purée (Water, Garlic Granules), Ground Cumin, 1% Ground Coriander, 1% Coriander, Parsley, Salt, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Dried Parsley, Ground Black Pepper, Ground Cinnamon, Oregano, Ground Nutmeg, Raising Agent: Sodium Carbonates; Ground Clove.

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.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 17 refrigerated falafel

From least to most processed, this one ranks 7th. 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 4335619312951, last edited 12 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.