Is Indus Bombay Mix ultra-processed?

400g Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Indus Bombay Mix

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Noodles (Gram Flour, Maize Flour, Potato Starch (processing marker), Vegetable Oil (processing marker) (Rapeseed Vegetable Oil), Salt (processing marker), Chillies, Caraway Seeds, Cumin Seeds, Sodium Bicarbonate), Peanuts, Lentils, Chick Peas, Vegetable Oil (processing marker) (Rapeseed Vegetable Oil), Salt (processing marker), Spices

Additives: E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Noodles (Gram Flour, Maize Flour, Potato Starch, Vegetable Oil (Rapeseed), Salt, Chillies, Caraway Seeds, Cumin Seeds, Sodium Bicarbonate), Peanuts, Lentils, Chick Peas, Vegetable Oil (Rapeseed), Salt, Spices.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060231728246, last edited 14 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.