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Is The Health Menu by ASDA Spicy Piri Piri Style Mixed Grains & Pulses ultra-processed?

250 g Pulses Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of The Health Menu by ASDA Spicy Piri Piri Style Mixed Grains & Pulses

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:

  • 48 ingredients
  • 2 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

C Cooked Wheatberries 31% (Water, Wheatberries), Pearl Barley 18% (Water, Pearl Barley), Brown Lentils 18% (Water, Brown Lentils), Red Peppers, Red Quinoa 5% (Water, Red Quinoa), Onions, Yellow Peppers, Tomato Paste, White Wine Vinegar, Vegetable Oils (Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil), Garlic Purée, Spices, Red Chillies, Lime Juice, Water, Salt, Onion, Flavouring, Colour (Paprika Extract), Red Bell Peppers, Stabiliser (Guar Gum), Ginger, Tomato Purée, Lemon Juice from concentrate, Garlic, Lemon Juice, Oregano, Birds Eye Chilli, Parsley, including cereals containing gluten, flavours, hydrogenated fat, NUTRITION We suggest this product provides 2 servings Typical Values (microwaved), Energy kJ Energy k Fat Per Per +RI 100g 1, 2 pack

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E412 Guar gum

As written on the pack

C Cooked Wheatberries (31%) [Water, Wheatberries], Cooked Pearl Barley (18%) [Water, Pearl Barley], Cooked Brown Lentils (18%) [Water, Brown Lentils], Red Peppers, Cooked Red Quinoa (5%) [Water, Red Quinoa], Onions, Yellow Peppers, Tomato Paste, White Wine Vinegar, Vegetable Oils [Sunflower Oil and/or Rapeseed Oil], Garlic Purée, Spices, Red Chillies, Lime Juice, Water, Salt, Onion Powder, Flavouring, Colour (Paprika Extract), Red Bell Peppers, Stabiliser (Guar Gum), Ginger Purée, Tomato Purée, Lemon Juice from concentrate, Garlic Powder, Lemon Juice Powder, Oregano, Birds Eye Chilli, Parsley. Allergy Advice! for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. NO ARTIFICIAL COLOURS, FLAVOURS OR HYDROGENATED FAT. NUTRITION We suggest this product provides 2 servings Typical Values (microwaved) Energy kJ Energy k Fat Per Per +RI 100g 1/2 pack

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.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Hydrogenated fat An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
3 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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • 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 377 pulses

From least to most processed, this one ranks 375th. 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 5063089394939, last edited 12 April 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.