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Is Worldwide Foods French Inspired Lentils ultra-processed?

250g Prepared lentils Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Worldwide Foods French Inspired Lentils

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:

  • 15 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed prepared 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

water, green lentils 26%, tomato pulp 9%, extra virgin olive oil, onions, basil, concentrated tomato purée 2%, tomato, white wine, flavouring, salt, garlic, dehydrated onion, sunflower oil, sugar

As written on the pack

water, green lentils 26%, tomato pulp 9%, extra virgin olive oil, onions, basil, concentrated tomato purée 2%, dehydrated tomato, white wine, flavouring(contains celery), salt, garlic powder, dehydrated onion, sunflower oil, sugar

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
4 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.
  • 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 8 prepared lentils

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 50% of the prepared 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 8 prepared lentils, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600206714, 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.