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Is Lidl Chilli Sin Carne ultra-processed?

600g Plant-based meals Sold in the United Kingdom, Belgium and the Czech Republic

Pack of Lidl Chilli Sin Carne

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:

  • 24 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed plant-based meals

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

Cooked Rice 25% (Water, Rice, Salt), Water, Red Kidney Beans 11%, Tomato Purée, Textured Soya Protein, Sweetcorn 6%, Tomatoes 5%, Onion, Red Peppers, Rapeseed Oil, Garlic, Sambal Oelek 0.8% (Chilli, Salt, Acid (Acetic Acid)), Salt, Spices, Sugar, Modified Maize Starch, Herbs

Additives: E260 Acetic acid

As written on the pack

Cooked Rice 25% (Water, Rice, Salt), Water, Red Kidney Beans 11%, Double Concentrated Tomato Purée, Rehydrated Textured Soya Protein, Sweetcorn 6%, Tomatoes 5%, Onion, Red Peppers, Rapeseed Oil, Garlic, Sambal Oelek 0.8% (Chilli, Salt, Acid (Acetic Acid)), Salt, Spices, Sugar, Modified Maize Starch, Herbs.

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.

  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
5 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 65 plant-based meals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 41st. 49% of the plant-based meals 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 65 plant-based meals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20934156, last edited 22 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.