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Is Tideford Lentil Spinach Dhal Soup ultra-processed?

600g Lentil soups Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tideford Lentil Spinach Dhal Soup

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:

  • 37 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed fruits and vegetables based foods

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

Water, Chopped Tomatoes, Red Lentils 11%, Spinach 8%, Onion 7%, Creamed Coconut, Vegetable Bouillon (salt, rice flour, onion, parsnip, carrot, olive oil, turmeric, parsley), Curry (turmeric, coriander, sea salt, chilli, onion, fenugreek, garlic, cumin, ginger, fennel, black pepper), Sunflower Oil, Sea Salt, Cumin, Garlic, Black Pepper, denotes non, are produced in accordance with the rules production 100%, Allergens are highlighted in bold, Widely Recycled f AM GB-ORG-05 EU, Agricultu TIDE FORD LENTILS INSPIRE OF INDIA A FINCUIES FOR A SP SOUP BHAR Hob Stirning o lightly an mins Tideford Of

As written on the pack

*Water, Chopped Tomatoes, Red Lentils (11%), Spinach (8%), Onion (7%), Creamed Coconut, Vegetable Bouillon (*salt, rice flour, onion, parsnip, carrot, olive oil, turmeric, parsley), Curry Powder (turmeric, coriander, *sea salt, chilli, onion powder, fenugreek, garlic, cumin, ginger, fennel, black pepper), Sunflower Oil, *Sea Salt, Cumin, Garlic, Black Pepper. *denotes non-organic ingredients. 100% of agricultural ingredients are produced in accordance with the rules of organic production. Allergens are highlighted in bold. Widely Recycled f AM GB-ORG-05 EU/Non EU Agricultu TIDE FORD ORGANICS LENTILS INSPIRE OF INDIA A FINCUIES FOR A SP SOUP BHAR Hob Stirning o lightly an mins Tideford Of

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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 fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

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

How the NOVA groups work

Among 23 lentil soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 30% of the lentil soups 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 23 lentil soups, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5034124005325, 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.