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No — Dal Makhani is not ultra-processed.
Great choice! Made with simple, traditional ingredients.
Dal Makhani is not ultra-processed. It consists of legumes, vegetables, sunflower oil, salt, and traditional herbs and spices. These are basic culinary ingredients, with no industrial sweeteners, flavorings, emulsifiers, stabilizers, refined specialty oils, or other additives that would indicate ultra-processing.
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No — Dal Makhani by Kohinoor is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). Dal Makhani is not ultra-processed. It consists of legumes, vegetables, sunflower oil, salt, and traditional herbs and spices. These are basic culinary ingredients, with no industrial sweeteners, flavorings, emulsifiers, stabilizers, refined specialty oils, or other additives that would indicate ultra-processing.
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are industrial formulations made with ingredients and additives you wouldn't find in a home kitchen — such as emulsifiers, artificial flavourings, colourings and modified starches. The classification is based on the NOVA system used by researchers and dietitians worldwide.
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Product information comes from public databases and Nomi's own analysis, and may contain errors. Always check the packaging. Ultra-processed classification is based on the NOVA food processing system.