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Lentils, from least to most processed

We track 69 lentils, 35% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Red split lentils.

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What makes lentils ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of lentils that contain each:

Unprocessed or minimally processed (26)

  1. 1 Red split lentils Tesco wholefoods · 1kg 1
  2. 2 Red Split Lentils Tesco · 500g 1
  3. 3 Red split lentils Laila · 1 kg 1
  4. 4 Foodie market Aldi 1
  5. 5 Red Lentils Asda · 500 g 1
  6. 6 Red Lentils Sainsbury's 1
  7. 7 Red split lentils Morrisons · 500 g 1
  8. 8 Whole foods market, green lentils Whole Foods Market 1
  9. 9 East End Brown Lentils 500G East End 1
  10. 10 Lentils Goya · 397 g 1
  11. 11 Röda Linser GoGreen · 400g 1
  12. 12 Green Lentils Dakota's Pride · 16oz 1
  13. 13 Red Lentils Bob's Red Mill · 27 oz 1
  14. 14 Lentils, green, dry ICA · 400 g 1
  15. 15 Brown Lentils Bodrum 1
  16. 16 Lentils Great Value Walmart · 4 lbs 1
  17. 17 Röda Linser Risenta · 500g 1
  18. 18 Ekologiska Gröna Linser I Love ECO · 400g 1
  19. 19 Green Lentils In Water Sainsburys SO Organic · 380 g 1
  20. 20 Super sprouts Good 4U · 150g 1
  21. 21 Green lentils Biona · 400 g 1
  22. 22 Torkade Gröna Linser Eldorado · 800g 1
  23. 23 Organic Lentils Macro · 425g 1
  24. 24 Eklogiska Linser Zeta · 380 g 1
  25. 25 Lentil Cakes Kallø · 100g 1
  26. 26 brown Lentils odd Pod · 200g 1

Processed food (19)

  1. 27 Canned lentils New season · 420g 3
  2. 28 Lentils Coles · 3 3
  3. 29 Organic black beluga lentils Suma · 400 g 3
  4. 30 Beluga Lentils 250 g 3
  5. 31 Microwave Green Speckled Lentils M&S Food · 250 g 3
  6. 32 Puy Lentils & French green lentils Merchant Gourmet · 250 g 3
  7. 33 Beluga Lentils Merchant Gourmet · 250g 3
  8. 34 Green Lentils Sainsbury's 3
  9. 35 Beluga Lentil Merchant Gourmet 3
  10. 36 Steamed Lentils (Trader Joe’s) Trader Joe's 3
  11. 37 Original madras lentils Tasty Bite · 5 lb 3
  12. 38 Madras Lentils Tasty Bite · 285g 3
  13. 39 Moroccan lentils Marks and Spencer · 250g 3
  14. 40 Indian Black Dhal Tilda · 250g 3
  15. 41 Tomatoey Lentils Lidl · 250 g 3
  16. 42 GOSH! Aloo Tikki Bites Gosh · 171 g 3
  17. 43 Green Lentils in Water Tesco · 390 g 3
  18. 44 Röda Linser Zeta · 380 g 3
  19. 45 Lentils Cirio · 230g 3

Ultra-processed food (24)

  1. 46 Organic lentils Great Value 4
  2. 47 Ezekiel 4:9 Flourless Sprouted Grain Bread Food For Life · 24 oz 4
  3. 48 French Inspired Lentils Worldwide Foods · 250g 4
  4. 49 Tomatoey French Lentils Merchant Gourmet · 250g 4
  5. 50 green lentils in water Sainsbury's · 400g 4
  6. 51 Green lentils in water Four seasons 4
  7. 52 Green Lentils in Water Freshona · 235g 4
  8. 53 Green Lentils in Water Asda · 390g 4
  9. 54 Lentils in water Essential Waitrose · 400g 4
  10. 55 Green lentils Mark's and Spencer · 265 g 4
  11. 56 Taste of Gorgeous Green Lidl · 250g 4
  12. 57 Spicy Cajun-Style Lentils & Red Kidney Beans Merchant Gourmet · 250 g 4
  13. 58 Napolina lentils in water Napolina · 400g 4
  14. 59 Green Lentils Ocado · 252g (drained) 4
  15. 60 Brown Lentils in Water Aldi · 400g (drained 240g) 4
  16. 61 Brown Lentils Picked & Soaked Edgell · 400g 4
  17. 62 Lentil Soup Progresso · 538 g 4
  18. 63 Persian-Style Quinona & Lentils Merchant Gourmet · 125 gram 4
  19. 64 Green Lentils Tesco 4
  20. 65 Peri Peri Grains The Gym Kitchen · 250g 4
  21. 66 Smoky BBQ Mixed Beans The Healthy Menu · 250 g 4
  22. 67 Barbeque Lentils The Gym Kitchen · 250g 4
  23. 68 Ultimate black daal Jamie Oliver · 250 g 4
  24. 69 Delicious Green Lentils with Mixed Vegetables The Health Menu by ASDA 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.