Is Laila Mini poppadoms yoghurt mint & coriander ultra-processed?

Papadum Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Whey

20 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed papadum

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

Chickpea Flour, Potato Starch (processing marker), Rapeseed Oil, Potato Flour, Yoghurt Seasoning 7% (Whey Powder (ultra-processing marker), Rice Flour, Sugar (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Buttermilk Powder, Onion, Garlic, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid, Lactic Acid), Flavourings (ultra-processing marker), Coriander, Mint, Coriander Leaf), Salt (processing marker)

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Chickpea Flour, Potato Starch, Rapeseed Oil, Potato Flour, Yoghurt Seasoning 7% [Whey Powder (Milk), Rice Flour, Sugar, Salt, Buttermilk Powder (Milk), Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid, Lactic Acid), Flavourings, Coriander, Mint, Coriander Leaf], Salt.

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.

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.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 22 papadum

From least to most processed, this one ranks 21st. 36% of the papadum 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 22 papadum, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5020580269371, last edited 6 May 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.