Is Merchant Gourmet Beluga Lentil ultra-processed?

Lentils Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Vegetable oil

8 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

Beluga Lentils 92% (Water, Beluga Lentils), Onion 6%, Olive Oil (processing marker) 1%, Bay Leaf 0.2%, containing cereal, mustard

As written on the pack

Cooked Beluga Lentils (92%) (Water, Beluga Lentils), Onion (6%), Olive Oil (1.0%), Bay Leaf Powder (0.2%). Allergens: May contain traces of gluten containing cereal and mustard.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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

Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 70 lentils

From least to most processed, this one ranks 36th. 34% 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 70 lentils, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5056215600097, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.