Is Bilash Poppadoms ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 8 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score A
Less processed papadum
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Lentil Flour, Rapeseed Oil, Salt (processing marker), Raising Agents (Calcium Oxide), Calcium Hydroxide, Sodium Carbonates, Diphosphates (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E450 Diphosphates , E529 Calcium oxide
As written on the pack
Lentil Flour, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Raising Agents Calcium Oxide, Calcium Hydroxide, Sodium Carbonates, Diphosphates
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.
- E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed
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.
Among 22 papadum
From least to most processed, this one ranks 18th. 36% of the papadum here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4061461839314, 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.
- 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.