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Is The Gym Kitchen Peri Peri Grains ultra-processed?

250g Lentils Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of The Gym Kitchen Peri Peri Grains

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:

  • 54 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

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

Cooked Wheatberries 34% (Water, Wheatberries), Vegetable Proteins 21% (Water, Pea Protein, Faba Protein Concentrate, salt), Red Quinoa 10% (Water, Red Quinoa), Pearl Barley 8% (Water, Pearl Barley, Red Pepper 0.64%, Onions 0.48%, Piri Piri Paste, Water, Rapseed Oil, White Wine Vinegar, Spice (Paprika, Chilli, Cayenne Pepper), Garlic Puree, Lemon Juice, Salt, Tomato Puree, Red Bell Pepper, Onion, Green Bell Pepper, Lemon Juice, Herb (Oregano, Parsley), Flavouring), Garlic Puree, Tomato Puree, White Wine Vinegar, Red Chilli 1%, Paprika Powder, Vegetable Oil (Rapeseed Oil, Sunflower Oil), Lime Juice, Salt, Onion, Flavouring, Garlic, Stabiliser (Guar Gum), Colouring (Paprika Extract), Birds Eye Chilli

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E412 Guar gum

As written on the pack

Cooked Wheatberries (34%) [Water, Wheatberries], Cooked Vegetable Proteins (21%) [Water, Pea Protein Concentrate, Faba Protein Concentrate, salt], Cooked Red Quinoa (10%), [Water, Red Quinoa], Cooked Pearl Barley (8%) [Water, Pearl Barley, Red Pepper (8%), Onions (6%), Piri Piri Paste [Water, Rapseed Oil, White Wine Vinegar, Spice (Paprika, Chilli, Cayenne Pepper), Garlic Puree, Lemon Juice, Salt, Tomato Puree, Dried Red Bell Pepper, Onion Powder, Dried Green Bell Pepper, Lemon Juice Powder, Herb (Oregano, Parsley) Flavouring], Garlic Puree, Tomato Puree, White Wine Vinegar, Red Chilli (1%), Paprika Powder, Vegetable Oil (Rapeseed Oil or Sunflower Oil), Lime Juice, Salt, Onion Powder, Flavouring, Garlic Powder, Stabiliser (Guar Gum), Colouring (Paprika Extract), Birds Eye Chilli.

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
2 ingredients 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.
  • 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 66th. 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 5060084349346, 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.