Is Lidl Pea snacks Soy&Balsamic ultra-processed?

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Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Firming agent
Maltodextrin
E170 Calcium carbonates

32 ingredients
5 additives
Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

marrowfat peas 72%, rapeseed oil, white rice flour, soy, balsamic seasoning, balsamic vinegar, balsamic vinegar, maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), acids (citric acid), tartaric acid, tamari soy sauce (processing marker) (tamari soy sauce (soya beans, salt (processing marker), spirit vinegar), maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker)), sugar (processing marker), spirit vinegar (maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), spirit vinegar), yeast extract, firming agent (ultra-processing marker) (calcium carbonate (ultra-processing marker)), antioxidant (extract of rosemary), allergy advice also contain milk, best before (15, 4419 024)

Additives: E170 Calcium carbonates , E170i Calcium carbonate , E330 Citric acid , E334 L(+)-tartaric acid , E392 Extracts of rosemary

As written on the pack

72% marrowfat peas, rapeseed oil, white rice flour, soy and balsamic seasoning (dried balsamic vinegar (balsamic vinegar, maltodextrin], salt, acids: citric acid, tartaric acid, dried tamari soy sauce (tamari soy sauce (soya beans, salt, spirit vinegar), maltodextrin, salt), sugar, dried spirit vinegar [maltodextrin, spirit vinegar], yeast extract), firming agent: calcium carbonate, antioxidant: extract of rosemary, allergy advice also contain milk, best before: 15/4419 024

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.

E170 Calcium carbonates Calcium carbonate is chalk.
Firming agent Firming agents keep fruit and vegetable tissue crisp or firm through processing and storage.

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.

Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.

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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

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About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489240327, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.