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Is Sainsbury's Sweet Potato Falafels ultra-processed?

Refrigerated falafel Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsbury's Sweet Potato Falafels

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:

  • 23 ingredients
  • No additives
  • 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

Sweet Potato 27%, Potato, Soaked Chickpeas 24% (Chickpeas, Water), Rice Flour, Carrot, Onion, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Gram Flour, Coriander, Red Chilli Purée, Garlic Purée, Lemon Zest, Salt, Coriander, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Tomato Paste, Cumin, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Paprika Powder, Mint

As written on the pack

Sweet Potato (27%), Potato, Soaked Chickpeas (24%) (Chickpeas, Water), Rice Flour, Carrot, Onion, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Gram Flour, Coriander, Red Chilli Purée, Garlic Purée, Lemon Zest, Salt, Coriander Powder, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Tomato Paste, Cumin Powder, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Paprika Powder, Mint.

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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

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 5th. 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 5063334001247, last edited 20 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.