leastprocessed
HOME/CHILLED READY MEAL/TARKA DAHL
product photo
Bback of pack
Iingredients panel
Nnutrition panel
TESCO

Tarka Dahl

ranked #1 of 2 in chilled ready meal
Contains: en:milk
Least processed#1 / 2Healthiest#1 / 2Lowest sugar#1 / 2✓ Palm-oil-free
0
Highly processed
NOVA · 3 · 19 INGREDIENTS · 0 ADDITIVES
Highly processed. 19 ingredients including 0 additives — still recognisable food, but processed.
Verified · NOVAUpdated · Mar 2026
Score breakdown · 0–100 per axis
Processing
42
Healthiness
96
Low sugar
90
Low calorie
60
Low salt
55
High protein
50
High fibre
95
Nutrient density
40
Organic
0
Each facet scores 0–100 independently. The headline score above is currently the processing axis only; we're building a weighted composite (Phase 2 — Sprint C) that blends them.
At·Tesco
Buy on Amazon →We may earn a small commission when you buy through these links. It never changes the price you pay, and never influences our score. leastprocessed.com is independent and self-funded.
Barcode · 5057008495357 · Photo sourced Jul 2026
The ledger · every product starts at 100
From 100 to 42.
INGREDIENT
NOTE
Δ
Starting balance100
Water~0–82%
whole / basic0
Tomato Purée~0–82%
see related (2)
whole / basic0
Split Chickpeas9%
—0
Red Split Lentils9%
see related (2)
—0
Onion~0–9%
whole / basic0
Tomato~0–9%
see related (1)
whole / basic0
industrial oil-3
Garlic Purée~0–9%
see related (2)
whole / basic0
Ginger Purée~0–9%
see related (1)
—0
—0
Milk
whole / basic0
Spices~0–9%
—0
Salt~0–9%
whole / basic0
Coriander~0–9%
—0
Cumin Seeds~0–9%
see related (1)
—0
Green Chilli Purée~0–9%
see related (1)
—0
FinalNOVA · 3 · Highly processed42

Per-ingredient deltas come from a published rubric. Additive deltas come from the 468-entry E-number glossary (Open Food Facts taxonomy).

Flagged additives · 0
No flagged additives.
leastprocessed