Is Cook Lamb Biryani ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 23 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score C
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Cooked Rice 40%, Lamb 24%, Onions 22%, Rapeseed Oil, Garlic, Tomato Puree, Salt (processing marker), Garam Masala (Coriander, Cassia, Ginger, Cloves), Coriander Leaves, Mustard Seeds, Coriander, Cumin, Turmeric, Cumin Seeds, Lime Juice, Chilli, Bay Leaf, Fenugreek, Chilli
As written on the pack
Cooked Rice (40%), Lamb (24%), Onions (22%), Rapeseed Oil, Garlic, Tomato Puree, Salt, Garam Masala (Coriander, Cassia, Ginger, Cloves), Coriander Leaves, Mustard Seeds, Ground Coriander, Ground Cumin, Turmeric, Cumin Seeds, Lime Juice, Chilli Flakes, Ground Bay Leaf, Fenugreek, Chilli Powder
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.
Among 21 frozen meals with meat
From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 90% of the frozen meals with meat here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5056517318386, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.