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Is Kirsty's Lentil Lasagne ultra-processed?

400 g Vegetarian lasagne Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Kirsty's Lentil Lasagne

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:

  • 48 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed vegetarian lasagne

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Vegetable 63%, Lentil Tomato Sauce 63%, Water, Red Pepper 12%, Tomato Purée, Green Speckled Lentils Dried 4%, Mushrooms, White Onion, Red Wine, Mushroom Stock (Mushroom (Mushroom, Water, Mushroom Powder)), Porchini Mushroom Powder, Cornflour, Garlic Purée, Dairy Free Béchamel Sauce 25%, Coconut Milk Preparation (Water, Coconut Cream, Grape Juice Concentrate, Calcium Phosphate, Emulsifier (Sucrose Ester of Fatty Acid), Sea Salt, Colour (Carotene), vitamins, vitamin D2, Vitamin B12, Cornflour, Yeast, Sea Salt), Lasagne Sheet 12%, Flour Mix (Potato Starch, Rice Flour, Pea Protein, Rice Starch, Stabilisers (Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose, Locust Bean Gum, Xanthan Gum), Salt, Vegetable Fibre (Psyllium)), Water

Additives: E160a Carotene , E410 Locust bean gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose , E473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Vegetable and Lentil Tomato Sauce 63% (Water, Red Pepper 12%, Tomato Purée, Green Speckled Lentils Dried 4%, Mushrooms, White Onion, Red Wine, Mushroom Stock (Rehydrated Mushroom (Mushroom Concentrate, Water, Mushroom Powder)), Porchini Mushroom Powder, Cornflour, Garlic Purée), Dairy Free Béchamel Sauce 25% (Coconut Milk Preparation (Water, Coconut Cream, Grape Juice Concentrate, Calcium Phosphate, Emulsifier (Sucrose Ester of Fatty Acid), Sea Salt, Colour (Carotene), Vitamin D2, Vitamin B12), Cornflour, Yeast Flakes, Sea Salt), Gluten Free Lasagne Sheet 12% (Gluten Free Flour Mix (Potato Starch, Rice Flour, Pea Protein, Rice Starch, Stabilisers (Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose, Locust Bean Gum, Xanthan Gum), Salt, Vegetable Fibre (Psyllium)), Water)

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.

  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • E473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.

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.

  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 10 vegetarian lasagne

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 80% of the vegetarian lasagne 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 10 vegetarian lasagne, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060558350472, last edited 12 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.