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Is Sainsburys Indian style poppadoms ultra-processed?

64 g Papadum Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsburys Indian style poppadoms

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 15 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed papadum

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

lentil flour, rapeseed oil, salt, raising agents (calcium hydroxide), sodium hydrogen carbonate, disodium diphosphate, simply return for a full refund, or, call our careline 0800 636262, your statutory rights are not affected, produced in the uk for sainsbury's supermarkets ltd, london ec1n 2ht, 07631771 p0173 05.17 packaged in a protective atmosphere, want to find out more? 0g 6g sainsburys.co.uk fkb1052q02 <"0010"984!!

Additives: E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

lentil flour, rapeseed oil, salt, raising agents: calcium hydroxide, sodium hydrogen carbonate, disodium diphosphate. allergy advice: not suitable for customers with an allergy to peanuts or nuts due to manufacturing methods. a tray not yet recycled film not yet recycled we're sure you'll love this tru me! product. if you don't, simply return for a full refund. or, call our careline 0800 636262. your statutory rights are not affected. produced in the uk for sainsbury's supermarkets ltd, london ec1n 2ht. 07631771 p0173 05.17 packaged in a protective atmosphere. want to find out more? 0g 6g sainsburys.co.uk fkb1052q02 &lt;&quot;0010&quot;984!!

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 22 papadum

From least to most processed, this one ranks 19th. 36% of the papadum 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 22 papadum, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00109840, 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.