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Is This Omani Chickpea Tofu ultra-processed?

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Pack of This Omani Chickpea Tofu

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed chickpeas

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

Chickpea 75%, Water, Firming Agent (Calcium Chloride, Magnesium Chloride), Salt, Sugar, Rapeseed Oil, Pumpkin Seeds, Corn Starch, wheat, oats, Black Pepper

Additives: E509 Calcium chloride , E511 Magnesium chloride

As written on the pack

Chickpea (75%) , Water, Firming Agent (Calcium Chloride, Magnesium Chloride), Salt, Sugar, Rapeseed Oil, Pumpkin Seeds, Corn Starch, WHEAT, OATS, Crushed Black Pepper.

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.

  • Firming agent Firming agents keep fruit and vegetable tissue crisp or firm through processing and storage.
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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 68 chickpeas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 68th. 6% of the chickpeas 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 68 chickpeas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060678711436, last edited 28 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.