Is Kallo Thai Curry Lentil And Peas Veggie Cakes ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 24 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score B
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Lentil flour 76%, rapeseed oil, coconut curry seasoning 7%, sugar (processing marker), sea salt (processing marker), maize glucose syrup (ultra-processing marker), tomato, onion, garlic, yoghurt powder, coconut milk, acidity regulator (calcium phosphate), spice (ginger), coriander seed, cayenne, cinnamon, tapioca maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), vegetable oil (processing marker) (rapeseed vegetable oil, coconut vegetable oil), Green peas 6%, ALLC in
Additives: E341 Calcium phosphates
As written on the pack
Lentil flour (76%), rapeseed oil, coconut curry seasoning (7%) [sugar, sea salt, maize glucose syrup solids, tomato powder, onion powder, garlic powder, yoghurt powder (milk), coconut milk powder, acidity regulator: calcium phosphate; spice: ginger, coriander seed, cayenne, cinnamon; tapioca maltodextrin, vegetable oil: rapeseed, coconut], Green peas (6%). ALLC in
What makes it ultra-processed
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
3 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.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5013665117193, last edited 19 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 B (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.