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Is Golden Sun Middle Eastern style grains ultra-processed?

250 g Sold in Ireland

Pack of Golden Sun Middle Eastern 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:

  • 34 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score B

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Bulgur Wheat 72% (Water, Bulgur Wheat), Mung Dal 12% (Water, Mung Dal), Chickpeas 6%, Harissa Paste 4%, Sugar, Water, Spirit Vinegar, Spices (Caraway, Smoked Paprika, Cumin, Cayenne Pepper, Coriander Seed, Tomato Purée, Red Pepper, Salt, Mint, Comflour, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Onion Extract, Natural Flavouring), Dried Apricots 2%, Sunflower Oil, Coriander, Stabiliser (Guar Gum), Cumin, Cracked Black Pepper, Paprika, Salt

Additives: E412 Guar gum

As written on the pack

72% Cooked Bulgur Wheat (Water, Bulgur Wheat), 12% Cooked Mung Dal (Water, Mung Dal), 6% Chickpeas, 4% Harissa Paste (Sugar, Water, Spirit Vinegar, Spices (Dried Caraway, Ground Smoked Paprika, Ground Cumin, Ground Cayenne Pepper, Ground Coriander Seed, Tomato Purée, Red Pepper Purée, Salt, Dried Mint, Comflour, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Onion Extract, Natural Flavouring), 2% Dried Apricots (Sulphites), Sunflower Oil, Dried Coriander, Stabiliser: Guar Gum; Ground Cumin, Cracked Black Pepper, Dried Paprika, Salt. Allergy Advice

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.
4 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20803391, last edited 2 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.