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Is Tadka dal ultra-processed?

300 g Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tadka dal

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
  • Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Water, Red Lentils 12.27%, Onion, Tomato, Sunflower Oil, Garlic, Split Bengal Lentils 1.75%, Ginger 0.86%, Salt, Green Chilli 0.34%, Red Chilli 0.29%, Coriander Leaves 0.23%, Cumin Seeds 0.23%, Chilli 0.12%, Turmeric Powder 0.12%, Mango 0.06%

As written on the pack

Water, Split Red Lentils (12.27%), Onion, Tomato, Sunflower Oil, Garlic, Split Bengal Lentils (1.75%), Ginger (0.86%), Salt, Green Chilli (0.34%), Red Chilli Whole (0.29%), Coriander Leaves (0,23%), Cumin Seeds (0.23%), Chilli Powder (0.12%), Turmeric Powder (0.12%), Dried Mango Powder (0.06%).

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

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8901552020497, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.