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Is Tarka Daal ultra-processed?

Plant-based meals Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tarka Daal

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
  • No additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Water, Tomato, Pigeon Peas 13%, Chickpeas 9%, Onion, Rapeseed Oil, Garlic Purée, Salt, Ginger, Coriander Leaf, Cumin, Turmeric, Green Chilli, Spirit Vinegar, Coriander, Asafoetida, Chilli, Cinnamon, Ginger Powder, White Pepper, Paprika, Clove, Nutmeg, Cardamom, Bay Leaf

As written on the pack

Water, Tomato, Split Pigeon Peas (13%), Split Chickpeas (9%), Onion, Rapeseed Oil, Garlic Purée, Salt, Ginger Purée, Coriander Leaf, Cumin, Turmeric, Green Chilli Purée, Spirit Vinegar, Coriander, Asafoetida, Chilli Powder, Cinnamon, Ginger Powder, White Pepper, Paprika, Clove, Nutmeg, Cardamom, Bay Leaf.

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.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 65 plant-based meals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 20th. 49% of the plant-based meals 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 65 plant-based meals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 01191707, last edited 26 September 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.