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Is Lentil and sweet potato curry ultra-processed?

Lentil dishes Sold in Ireland

Pack of Lentil and sweet potato curry

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:

  • 25 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed lentil dishes

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

Lentils 33%, green beans 17%, water, coconut milk (coconut, water), carrot 6%, sweet potato 6%, tomato puree 5.2%, water chestnut 5%, red bell pepper 4%, spices, ginger, red pepper, mushroom, lime leaf, sea salt, garlic, corn starch, vegetable, vinegar, lemongrass, ginger extract, salt, lemon fibre

As written on the pack

Lentils (33%), green beans (17%), water, coconut milk (coconut extract, water), carrot puree (6%), sweet potato (6%), tomato puree (5.2%), water chestnut (5%), red bell pepper (4%), spices, ginger, red pepper, mushroom concentrate, lime leaf, sea salt, garlic, corn starch, vegetable powder, vinegar, lemongrass extract, ginger extract, salt, lemon fibre.

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.

  • 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 14 lentil dishes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 79% of the lentil dishes 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 14 lentil dishes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5391530980258, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.