Is Biona Brown lentil curry ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 11 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score B
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Dried Lentils 60%, Water, Tomato Paste, Extra Virgin Olive Oil (processing marker), Onion, Corn Starch (processing marker), Curry Powder 0.9%, Sea Salt (processing marker), Garlic, Chilli Pepper 0.03%, =
As written on the pack
Rehydrated Dried Lentils* (60%), Water, Double Concentrated Tomato Paste*, Extra Virgin Olive Oil*, Onion*, Corn Starch*, Curry Powder* (0.9%), Sea Salt, Garlic*, Chilli Pepper* (0.03%). *= Certified organic
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.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Category rules
Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.
- Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
Among 190 canned soups
From least to most processed, this one ranks 20th. 68% of the canned soups here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5032722316027, last edited 13 August 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 B (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.