Is Marks & Spencer Tarka Dal ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Open Food Facts counts every product in its category, meals, as at least group 3.
- 20 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score A
Ingredients
Lentils 75% (Water Red Lentils Chana Dal Lentils), Rapeseed Oil Tomatoes 4.5%, Garlic Purée Shallots Tomato Paste, Ginger Purée Green Chillies, Cinger Salt Coriander, Turmeric Ground Cumin, Garam Masala (Black Pepper, coriander, Mace, Fennel Seeds, Sweet Cinnamon (Cassia), Ginger Cloves), Paprika, Cumin Seeds, curry, Black Mustard Seeds, Red Chillies
As written on the pack
Cooked Lentils (75%) (Water Red Lentils Chana Dal Lentils) Rapeseed Oil Tomatoes (4.5%) Garlic Purée Shallots Tomato Paste, Ginger Purée Green Chillies. Cinger Salt Coriander. Turmeric Ground Cumin, ground Garam Masala (Roasted Black Pepper Roasted, coriander, Mace, Roasted Fennel Seeds, Sweet Cinnamon (Cassia) Ginger Cloves), Ground Paprika, Cumin Seeds, curry Leaves, Black Mustard Seeds, Dried Red Chillies
What makes it processed
Category rules
Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.
- Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
Among 65 plant-based meals
From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 49% of the plant-based meals here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00369848, last edited 21 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 A (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.