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Is The real Greek Lentil salad ultra-processed?

200g Prepared salads Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of The real Greek Lentil salad

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:

  • 23 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed prepared salads

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

Lentils 45%, Vegetables 25% (Aubergine, Courgette), Sunflower Oil, Water, Red Pepper, Pomegranate 3.5% (Pomegranate Juice, Glucose, Water, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)), Green Pepper, White Balsamic Vinegar, Invert Sugar, Onion, Basil, Parsley, Concentrated Orange Juice, Salt, Oregano, Black Pepper

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Cooked Lentils (45%), Roasted Vegetables (25%) (Aubergine, Courgette), Sunflower Oil, Water, Red Pepper, Pomegranate Syrup (3.5%) (Pomegranate Juice, Glucose, Water, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)), Green Pepper, White Balsamic Vinegar, Invert Sugar, Onion, Basil, Parsley, Concentrated Orange Juice, Salt, Oregano, Black Pepper.

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
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 224 prepared salads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 130th. 60% of the prepared salads 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 224 prepared salads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060005422776, last edited 7 June 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.