Is Woolworths Falafel mix ultra-processed?

Meat alternatives Sold in Australia

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt

14 ingredients
2 additives

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

kibbled chickpeas, chickpea flour, kibbled onion, rice flour, spices (cumin, coriander, pepper), parsley, garlic, salt (processing marker), raising agent (sodium carbonate), s storage instructions

Additives: E500 Sodium carbonates , E500i Sodium carbonate

As written on the pack

kibbled chickpeas, chickpea flour, kibbled onion, rice flour, ground spices (cumin, coriander, pepper), parsley, garlic, salt, raising agent (sodium carbonate). s storage instructions

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 698 meat alternatives

From least to most processed, this one ranks 186th. 72% of the meat alternatives 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 698 meat alternatives, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9339687044368, last edited 8 February 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.