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Is Vemondo BBQ Corn Sweet Potato Falafel ultra-processed?

171g Falafels Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Vemondo BBQ Corn Sweet Potato 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:

  • 33 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

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 Chickpea falafels made with sweetcorn, sweet potato, red pepper, harissa paste Ingredients 32% Chickpeas (Chickpeas, Water), Sweetcorn 13%, Water, Rapeseed Oil, Sweet Potato 6%, Potato Flakes, Onion, Black Turtle Beans, Red Pepper 3%, Tomato, Garlic Purée (Water, Garlic), Harissa Paste 2% (Red Pepper, Tomato Paste, Garlic Purée, Cumin, Coriander, Salt, Chilli), Smoked Paprika, Coriander, Tomato Paste, Salt, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Chipotle Chilli, Black Pepper

As written on the pack

GB IE Chickpea falafels made with sweetcorn, sweet potato, red pepper and harissa paste Ingredients 32% Chickpeas (Chickpeas, Water), 13% Sweetcorn, Water, Rapeseed Oil, 6% Sweet Potato, Potato Flakes, Onion, Black Turtle Beans, 3% Red Pepper, Tomato, Garlic Purée (Water, Garlic Granules), 2% Harissa Paste (Red Pepper, Tomato Paste, Garlic Purée, Ground Cumin, Ground Coriander, Salt, Chilli Flakes), Ground Smoked Paprika, Coriander, Tomato Paste, Salt, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Ground Chipotle Chilli, Ground Black Pepper.

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 45 falafels

From least to most processed, this one ranks 14th. 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 4335619312968, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.