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Is The Spice Taylor Delhi Black Lentil Daal ultra-processed?

400 g Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of The Spice Taylor Delhi Black Lentil 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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Lentils 41% (Water, Black Gram), Water, Cream, Tomato Paste, Butter, Ginger, Garlic, Spices, Salt, Sunflower Oil, Rice Flour

As written on the pack

Cooked Lentils 41% (Water, Black Gram), Water, Cream (MILK), Tomato Paste, Butter (MILK), Ginger, Garlic, Ground and Whole Spices, Salt, Sunflower Oil, Rice Flour.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • 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 5052675001146, 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.