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Is Superfresh Falafel ultra-processed?

450 g Falafels Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Superfresh Falafel

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 29 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed falafels

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

Chickpea 57.6%, coating 20% (breadcrumbs (wheat flour, water, salt, sugar, yeast), water, wheat starch, wheat flour, salt), wheat flour, vegetable 6.3% (onion, parsley, red pepper, garlic), vegetable oils (cotton, sunflower), vegetable fibres (carrot, orange), mixed spice, sesame, salt, This product is manufactured with a recipe, due to their presence in the same factory

As written on the pack

Chickpea (57,6%), coating (20% ) [breadcrumbs (wheat flour, water, salt, sugar, yeast), water, wheat starch, wheat flour, salt], wheat flour, vegetable mixture (6,3%) (onion, parsley, red pepper, garlic), vegetable oils (cotton, sunflower), vegetable fibres (carrot, orange), mixed spice (irradiated), sesame, salt. This product is manufactured with a vegan recipe. May contain traces of milk and egg due to their presence in the same factory.

What makes it ultra-processed

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
4 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • 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 45 falafels

From least to most processed, this one ranks 28th. 42% of the falafels 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 45 falafels, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8690612417260, last edited 11 June 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.