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Is Aldi Indian Style Grains ultra-processed?

250g Lentil dishes Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Aldi Indian Style Grains

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:

  • 46 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed lentil dishes

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

Bulgur Wheat (Water, Bulgur Wheat), Black Lentils (Water, Black Lentils), Cooked Wheatberries (Water, Wheat Berry), Onion, Tomato Paste, Cooked Chickpeas (Water, Chickpeas), coconut cream 3%, raisins 2%, Rapeseed Oil, Onion, Cumin, Coconut Milk, Onion, Sugar, Water, Salt, Garlic, Coriander, Cumin Seeds, Coriander Leaf, Garlic Purée, White Wine Vinegar, Red Chilli Purée, Desiccated Coconut, Ginger, Stabiliser (Guar Gum), Flavouring, Black Pepper, Cassia Cinnamon, Dill, Ginger Powder, Clove, Turmeric Powder, Galangal, Coriander Seeds, Cayenne Pepper, Nutmeg

Additives: E412 Guar gum

As written on the pack

Cooked Bulgur Wheat (Water, Bulgur Wheat), Cooked Black Lentils (Water, Black Lentils), Cooked Wheatberries (Water, Wheat Berry), Onion, Tomato Paste, Cooked Chickpeas (Water, Chickpeas), COCONUT CREAM (3%), RAISINS (2%), Rapeseed Oil, Onion Powder, Cumin Powder, Coconut Milk Powder, Onion Purée, Sugar, Water, Salt, Garlic Powder, Coriander Powder, Cumin Seeds, Coriander Leaf, Garlic Purée, White Wine Vinegar, Red Chilli Purée, Desiccated Coconut, Ginger Purée, Stabiliser: Guar Gum; Flavouring, Ground Black Pepper, Cassia Cinnamon, Dried Dill, Ginger Powder, Clove Powder, Turmeric Powder, Galangal, Ground Coriander Seeds, Ground Cayenne Pepper, Nutmeg Powder.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
3 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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 14 lentil dishes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 12th. 79% of the lentil dishes 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 14 lentil dishes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600541860, last edited 27 March 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.