Is Lidl Mediterranean Style Grains with sun dried tomatoes ultra-processed?

250 g Sold in Ireland

Pack of Lidl Mediterranean Style Grains with sun dried tomatoes

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 17 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

bulgur wheat (water, wheatberries), small white beans, tomato tapenade (slow roasted tomatoes, tomato paste, sunflower oil (processing marker), olive oil (processing marker), salt (processing marker), oregano, sugar (processing marker), garlic), black oil (olives oil (processing marker), olive oil (processing marker)), sundried tomatoes

As written on the pack

COOKED BULGUR WHEAT (WATER, WHEATBERRIES), SMALL WHITE BEANS, TOMATO TAPENADE (SLOW ROASTED TOMATOES, TOMATO PASTE, SUNFLOWER OIL, OLIVE OIL, SALT, OREGANO, SUGAR, GARLIC), BLACK OLIVES, OLIVE OIL, SUNDRIED TOMATOES. CONTAINS WHEAT

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20803384, 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.