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Is Lidl Tomatoey Lentils ultra-processed?

250 g Lentils Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Lidl Tomatoey Lentils

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:

  • 26 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed lentils

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

Black Lentils 41% (Water, Black Lentils), Cooked Green Lentils 41% (Water, Green Lentils), Sunblushed Tomatade 6% (Slow Roasted Tomatoes, Tomato Concentrate, Sunflower Oil, Olive Oil, Salt, Oregano, Sugar, Garlic), Tomato Purée 4%, Sun-Dried Tomatoes 2% (Sundried Tomatoes, Salt), Onion, Sunflower Oil, Red Wine Vinegar, Basil, Salt, Garlic Purée, Sugar

As written on the pack

41% Cooked Black Lentils (Water, Black Lentils), 41% Cooked Green Lentils (Water, Green Lentils), 6% Sunblushed Tomatade (Slow Roasted Tomatoes, Tomato Concentrate, Sunflower Oil, Olive Oil, Salt, Oregano, Sugar, Garlic), 4% Tomato Purée, 2% Sun-Dried Tomatoes (Sundried Tomatoes, Salt), Onion, Sunflower Oil, Red Wine Vinegar, Basil, Salt, Garlic Purée, Sugar.

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

Among 69 lentils

From least to most processed, this one ranks 41st. 35% of the lentils 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 69 lentils, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489480037, last edited 31 May 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.