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Is Marks and Spencer Moroccan lentils ultra-processed?

250g Lentils Sold in Ireland

Pack of Marks and Spencer Moroccan 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:

  • 16 ingredients
  • No additives

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

Water, Brown Lentils (Lentils, Water), Onion, Tomato Paste, Dried Apricots (Apricot, Rice Flour), Red Bell Pepper, Sugar, Garlic Salt, Vegetable Oil (Rapeseed Vegetable Oil), Green Chilli Ground Spices (Paprika Cumin Ginger Turmeric Coriander)

As written on the pack

Water, Soaked Brown Lentils (Lentils, Water) (51%) Onion, Tomato Paste, Dried Apricots (Apricot, Rice Flour) (contains Sulphites) Red Bell Pepper, Sugar, Garlic Salt, Vegetable Oil (Rapeseed), Green Chilli Ground Spices (Paprika Cumin Ginger Turmeric Coriander).

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • 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 39th. 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 29388004, 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.