Is Leon Golden lentil dhal ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 52 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score B
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Chickpeas 34% (Water, Chickpeas), Red Lentils 21% (Water, Red Lentils), Mung Beans 15% (Water, Mung Beans), Coconut Cream 8%, Onions, Green Beans 6%, Tomato 4%, Vegetable Oil (processing marker) (Rapeseed Vegetable Oil, Sunflower Vegetable Oil), Garlic Puree, Salt (processing marker), Turmeric Extract (ultra-processing marker), MUSTARD Seeds, Lemon Juice, Coriander, Cornflour, Turmeric Powder, Cumin Seeds, Coriander, Garam Masala (Coriander, Cumin, Black Pepper, Cassia Cinnamon, Dill, Ginger, Cloves), Curry, Chilli, Thyme, Seasoning (Spices, Coriander, Fenugreek, Turmeric, Caraway, Cayenne Chilli, Cumin, Paprika, Black Pepper), Potato Starch (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Rapeseed Oil, Garlic, Black Pepper
Additives: E100 Curcumin
As written on the pack
Cooked Split Chickpeas (34%) [Water, Split Chickpeas], Cooked Red Split Lentils (21%) [Water, Red Split Lentils], Cooked Split Mung Beans (15%) [Water, Split Mung Beans], Coconut Cream (8%), Onions, Green Beans (6%), Tomato (4%), Vegetable Oil (Rapeseed and/or Sunflower), Garlic Puree, Salt, Turmeric Extract, MUSTARD Seeds, Lemon Juice, Coriander, Cornflour, Turmeric Powder, Cumin Seeds, Ground Coriander, Garam Masala Powder [Coriander, Cumin, Black Pepper, Cassia Cinnamon, Dill, Ginger, Cloves], Crushed Curry Leaf, Chilli Flakes, Thyme, Seasoning Powder [Ground Spices [Coriander, Fenugreek, Turmeric, Caraway, Cayenne Chilli, Cumin, Paprika, Black Pepper], Potato Starch, Salt, Rapeseed Oil, Garlic Powder], Black Pepper Powder.
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.
- E100 Curcumin Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
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.
- 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 5060699971222, last edited 27 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.