Is Lidl Lentil Barbecue ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 26 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed crisps
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
lentil flour 30%, potato starch (processing marker), vegetable oils in varying proportions (processing marker) (rapeseed, sunflower), cornflour, bbq seasoning 8% (sugar (processing marker), salt (processing marker), rice flour, onion, garlic, spices (chipotle chilli, cayenne, clove), flavouring (ultra-processing marker), potassium chloride, yeast extract, tomato, spirit vinegar, colour (ultra-processing marker) (paprika extract (ultra-processing marker))), pregelatinised potato starch, salt (processing marker), ladl
Additives: E160c Paprika extract
As written on the pack
30% lentil flour, potato starch, vegetable oils in varying proportions (rapeseed, sunflower), cornflour, 8% bbq seasoning (sugar, salt, rice flour, onion powder, garlic powder, spices (chipotle chilli powder, cayenne powder, clove powder), flavouring, potassium chloride, yeast extract, tomato powder, spirit vinegar powder, colour: paprika extract), pregelatinised potato starch, salt, allergy advice may contain milk, soya, sulphites and cereals containing gluten, ladl
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.
- E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
- Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" 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.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 1,471 crisps
From least to most processed, this one ranks 916th. 64% of the crisps here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489895114, last edited 6 June 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 E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.