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Veggie balls

GRÖNSAKSBULLAR

IKEA’s veggie balls are built around visible vegetables rather than an imitation-meat texture. [1]

A U.S. tahini-romesco plate is documented in the official nutrition catalog. Current store availability is not established; the historical launch price is not a current offer.

A matching item photograph with cleared reuse rights is still being sought. This sourced draft is not a finished illustrated article.

DOCUMENTED PRICE$4.49Ten veggie balls; 2015 launch plate, weight unspecified · United States · menu document dated 2015-04-08
DOCUMENTED NUTRITION350 kcal1 plate (328 g) · United States
THE RECORD

identity

The U.S. ingredient list includes chickpeas, peas, carrots, red peppers, corn, kale, pea protein and onion. The documented restaurant plate adds tahini romesco sauce, a carrot, red-pepper, zucchini and onion blend, and pumpkin seeds. Tahini contributes sesame to the sauce; tomatoes, peppers, garlic, lemon and herbs provide its other principal flavors. [1]

THE RECORD

history

IKEA USA announced its GRÖNSAKSBULLAR restaurant introduction on April 8, 2015, specifying availability from April 9 at U.S. restaurants except Carson, California. A separate June 30 introduction covered frozen veggie and chicken balls in the Swedish Food Market. This distinction matters: a bag for home cooking and a served restaurant meal have different portions and accompaniments. A January 2016 diner account described sweet-potato sauce and steamed vegetables with the cafeteria meal, an earlier presentation than the tahini-romesco plate. [2] [3]

THE RECORD

nutrition

The table covers the assembled tahini-romesco plate, including sauce, vegetables and pumpkin seeds. Sesame is the listed allergen; IKEA warns of cross-contact through shared utensils and equipment. [1]

Documented nutrition for Veggie balls
Nutrient1 plate (328 g)United States
Calories350 kcal
fat14 g
saturated fat2 g
trans fat0 g
cholesterol0 mg
sodium1200 mg
carbohydrate43 g
fiber15 g
total sugars9 g
added sugars0 g
protein16 g
  • 1 plate (328 g): Undated official U.S. plate specification including sauce, vegetable blend and pumpkin seeds. Piece count is unspecified. Numeric micronutrient values are not supplied. Source ↗
THE RECORD

prices

The historical launch offer was for ten balls, excluding Carson, California. It has no measured serving weight and does not price the later tahini-romesco plate. [2] [1]

THE RECORD

distinctions

Chow Vegan’s January 2016 account praised the recognizable vegetable pieces and described wanting to buy the balls again. The article distinguishes the cafeteria meal from the writer’s home preparation with homemade gravy. Neither its exact store nor visit date is specified. Julia Duda’s 2025 tasting likewise treats veggie balls and plant balls as separate dishes; those names should not be collapsed into one recipe. [3] [4]

DATE & PLACE

Local evidence

Price observations

  • $4.49 · Ten veggie balls; 2015 launch plate, weight unspecified · United States · menu document dated 2015-04-08. Announced April 8 for a start date of April 9, 2015, excluding Carson, California. Historical offer; not a price for the undated 328 g tahini-romesco plate. [2]

Nutrition observations

Read the scoped nutrition table and source limits in Nutrition ↑

Last checked 2026-10-01 UTC. A listing is not a live stock check.

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Sources & photo rights

IKEA’s announcement establishes the historical U.S. launch offer. The official Food Facts entry supplies a separate, undated plate specification, and the diner accounts add historical context and attributed reception. They do not establish continuous availability or an unchanged recipe between those observations. A matching restaurant photograph with confirmed reuse rights remains unresolved. [2] [1] [3] [4]

  1. 1. Veggie Balls with Tahini Romesco and Veggie Blend Open original source

    IKEA · Publication date unknown · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. Undated U.S. specification. No price or piece count. Not a national live-stock statement.

    Supporting section

    Complete ingredients and expanded nutrition-label pixels

  2. 2. IKEA takes a new course in its food offering Open original source

    IKEA USA / Cision · Published 2015-04-08 · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. An announced historical rollout, not confirmation of every store’s first sale. Does not establish the later tahini-romesco recipe or current price.

    Supporting section

    April 8 release; paragraph specifying U.S. restaurants and June food-market introduction

  3. 3. Ikea Veggie Balls Open original source

    Chow Vegan · Published 2016-01-25 · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. Location and visit date unspecified. Article photos and nine-ball plate describe home preparation with homemade gravy; not proof of current restaurant plating. Copyright reserved.

    Supporting section

    January 25 article, restaurant experience and separately identified home preparation

  4. 4. 11 IKEA Food Court Menu Items, Ranked Worst To Best Open original source

    Julia Duda / Tasting Table · Published 2025-03-22 · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. Published March 22, 2025, exact location and visit date unspecified. No proof of an identical current U.S. serving; no photo reuse grant.

    Supporting section

    Separate veggie-ball and plant-ball entries, plus methodology