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Is Sainsbury's Bombay mix ultra-processed?

Pulses Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsbury's Bombay mix

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:

  • 25 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed pulses

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

Potato Starch, Rapeseed Oil, Channa Daal, Green Split Peas, Peanuts, Cashew Nuts, Raisins, Salt, Gram Flour, Maize Flour, Ajwain Seeds, Coconut, Chilli, Red Chilli, Cumin, Coriander, Paprika, Turmeric Powder, Raising Agent (Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate), Black Pepper, Ginger Powder, Cloves, Sunflower Oil, Preservative

Additives: E220 Sulphur dioxide , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Potato Starch, Rapeseed Oil, Channa Daal, Green Split Peas, Peanuts, Cashew Nuts, Raisins, Salt, Gram Flour, Maize Flour, Ajwain Seeds, Coconut, Chilli Powder, Red Chilli Powder, Cumin Powder, Coriander Powder, Paprika, Turmeric Powder, Raising Agent: Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate: Black Pepper, Ginger Powder, Cloves, Sunflower Oil, Preservative: Sulphur Dioxide.

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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

Preservation and traditional processing

Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 377 pulses

From least to most processed, this one ranks 250th. 34% of the pulses 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 377 pulses, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00444040, last edited 5 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.