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Is Tilda Indian Black Dhal ultra-processed?

250g Lentils Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tilda Indian Black Dhal

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:

  • 25 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed lentils

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

Cooked Urid Lentils 43%, Vegetables 17% (Spinach, Carrots), Single Cream, Cooked Mung Dhal 8%, Tomatoes (Tomato, Tomato Juice), Onions (Onion, Rapeseed Oil, Brown Sugar), Tomato Paste, Spices 1.5%, Vegetable Oils (Rapeseed Oil, Sunflower Oil), Garlic, Salt, Ginger, Coriander, Red Chilli, Cumin Seeds, Per 100g Per 250g Serving 393kJ

As written on the pack

Cooked Urid Lentils (43%), Vegetables (17%) (Spinach, Carrots), Single Cream (Milk) (14%), Cooked Mung Dhal (8%), Tomatoes (Tomato, Tomato Juice), Caramelised Onions (Onion, Rapeseed Oil, Brown Sugar), Tomato Paste, Spices (1.5%), Vegetable Oils (Rapeseed Oil and/or Sunflower Oil), Garlic, Salt, Ginger, Coriander, Red Chilli, Cumin Seeds. Per 100g Per 250g Serving 393kJ/

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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 69 lentils

From least to most processed, this one ranks 40th. 35% of the lentils 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 69 lentils, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5011157997346, 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.