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Is Bol Chickpea Tikka Masala ultra-processed?

Microwave meals Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Bol Chickpea Tikka Masala

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 28 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Water, Chickpeas 12%, Red Lentils 9.5%, Coconut Cream, tomatoes, Onions, Tomato Paste, Sweet Potatoes 4%, Red Peppers 3.5%, spinach 2%, Garlic Purée, Ginger, Smoked Paprika, Cornflour, Salt, cumin, Coriander, Coriander, Cardamom, Garam Masala (Coriander, Cinnamon, Cumin, Black Pepper, Ginger, Clove), Fenugreek, Chillies

As written on the pack

Water, Chickpeas (12%), Red Lentils (9.5%), Coconut Cream, tomatoes, Onions, Tomato Paste, Sweet Potatoes (4%), Red Peppers (3.5%), spinach (2%), Garlic Purée, Ginger Purée, Smoked Paprika, Cornflour, Salt, cumin, Ground Coriander, Coriander, Cardamom, Garam Masala (Coriander, Cinnamon, Cumin, Black Pepper, Ginger, Clove), Fenugreek, Chillies.

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.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 351 microwave meals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 52nd. 72% of the microwave meals 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 351 microwave meals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060430293026, last edited 28 April 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.