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Tarka Dal

250g · ranked #4 of 38 in plant based meals
Contains: en:mustard
Least processed#4 / 38Healthiest#2 / 36Lowest sugar#7 / 36✓ Palm-oil-free
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NOVA · 3 · 20 INGREDIENTS · 0 ADDITIVES
Highly processed. 20 ingredients including 0 additives — still recognisable food, but processed.
Verified · NOVAUpdated · Mar 2026
Score breakdown · 0–100 per axis
Processing
40
Healthiness
96
Low sugar
90
Low calorie
60
Low salt
75
High protein
50
High fibre
60
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.
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Barcode · 00369848 · Photo sourced Jul 2026
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Starting balance100
Cooked Lentils75%
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whole / basic0
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Dal
0
industrial oil-3
Tomatoes4.5%
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0
whole / basic0
Purée
0
Shallots
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0
Tomato Paste
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whole / basic0
Green
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0
Chillies
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0
0
Salt
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whole / basic0
FinalNOVA · 3 · Highly processed40

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.
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