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Dal Roundup

We analyzed 86 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.

Finding the perfect Dal shouldn't feel like a guessing game. At CakeID, we take food transparency seriously. We have analyzed over 86 products in this category, breaking down every ingredient list to uncover hidden additives, excessive sugar levels, and potential allergens.

Whether you are searching for strictly Vegan options, Gluten-Free snacks, or simply want to avoid high-processed foods, our algorithm ranks products based on a comprehensive Health Score. Below is our definitive ranking of the safest and healthiest Dal you can buy in 2026, sorted by their ingredient purity.

Editor's Quick Picks

Detailed Reviews

Calories
120
Sugar
1g
Deep

Moong Dal

Ingredients: MOONG BEANS.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
63
Sugar
11g
Brookdale

brookdale sloppy joe sauce

Ingredients: tomato puree (water, tomato pastel high fructose corn syrup, distilled vinegar, water less than 2% of: salt, dried green and red bell peppers, carrot fiber, chili pepper, citric acid, dried garlic, spice, xanthan gum, natural flavor,

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Unknown

sugardale super dogs

Ingredients: mechanically separated chicken, water, pork, corn syrup, modified food starch, salt, contains less than 2% of: sodium lactate, dextrose, sodium phosphates, beef, sodium diacetate, flavorings, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, oleoresin of paprika, citric acid fiber og sugardale fo % • vitamin c 0% % • iron 6% values (dv) are based on a diet.

The Good

  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
140
Sugar
0g
Unknown

Dal Makhani

Ingredients: Black gram*, split bengal gram*, red kidney beans*, butter*, dried chillies*, salt, cream*, onions*, tomatoes*, sunflower oil*, ginger*, garlic*, chillies*, coriander leaves*, cumin seeds*, fenugreek*, cloves*, cinnamon*, black cardamom*, star anise*, green cardamom*, bay leaves*.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
643
Sugar
41g
Virginia Brand

Vidalia Onion Vinaigrette

Ingredients: Vegetable Oil (Soy - bean and /or canola), Water, Sugar, Distilled Vinegar, Vidalia Ⓡ Onions (5%), Yellow Mustard (Distilled Vinegar, Water, Mustard Seed, Salt, Turmeric, Paprika, Spices, Garlic Powder), Salt, Dried Onions, Natural Spices, Xanthan Gum, Natamax (Natural Preservative), Natural Color Added.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
120
Sugar
0g
Kitchens Of India

Kitchens of india, dal bukhara black gram lentils curry

Ingredients: Water, tomato puree, whole black gram lentils, cream, butter, garlic, salt, ginger and red chili powder.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
267
Sugar
0g
Patak's, Patak's Original

Hot vindaloo curry spice paste

Ingredients: Water, spices (including paprika, ground red pepper, turmeric, and cumin), canola oil, salt, corn flour, acetic acid, contains 2% or less of tamarind, garlic powder, citric acid.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
100
Sugar
2g
Krasdale

Krasdale Whole Milk Ricotta Cheese

Ingredients: WHEY, PASTEURIZED MILK AND/OR MILK FAT, SKIM MILK, VINEGAR, 100 SALT, XANTHAN GUM, LOCUST BEAN SALT, XANTHAN GUM, LOCUST BEAN GUM, GUAR GUM (STABILIZERS CONTAINS MILK 9% Doly Value

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
238
Protein
13g
Marketside

Vidalia Onion Angus Beef Patties

Ingredients: ANGUS BEEF, VIDALIA ONION, SALT, NATURAL FLAVORING. SAFE HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS THIS PRODUCT WAS PREPARED FROM INSPECTED AND PASSED MEAT AND/OR POULTRY. SOME FOOD PRODUCTS MAY CONTAIN BACTERIA THAT COULD CAUSE ILLNESS IF THE PRODUCT IS MISHANDLED OR COOKED IMPROPERLY. FOR YOUR PROTECTION, FOLLOW THESE SAFE HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS. KEEP FROZEN. THAWIN REFRIGERATOR OR MICROWAVE. KEEP RAW MEAT AND POULTRY SEPARATE FROM OTHER FOODS. WASH WORKING SURFACES (INCLUDING CUTTING BOARDS), UTENSILS, AND HANDS AFTER TOUCHING RAW MEAT OR POULTRY. COOK THOROUGHLY. KEEP HOT FOODS HOT. REFRIGERATE LEFTOVERS IMMEDIATELY OR DISCARD. MARKETSIDE VIDALIA® ONION ANGUS BEEF PATTIES PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS For food safety and quality, follow these cooking instructions. Patties should be cooked thoroughly. Juices should run clear and center of patties should not be pink. Beef patties should be cooked to an internal temperature of 160°F. Heating times and temperatures may require adjustments due to variations in appliance thermostats. COOK FROM FROZEN. GRILL INSTRUCTIONS: 1.Preheat grill to medium-low. 2. Grill patties 11-12 minutes, turning halfway through grill time. ELECTRIC SKILLET OR FRY PAN INSTRUCTIONS: 1.Preheat skillet to 325°F (medium). 2. Fry patties 13-14 minutes, turning every 3-4 minutes. BROIL INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Set oven to broil to preheat. 2. Place patties on broiler pan 4-5 inches from heat source. 3. Broil 15-16 minutes, turning halfway through broiling time

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
78
Sugar
2g
Whole Foods Market

Red Lentil Dal with Spinach Soup

Ingredients: water, diced tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, salt, citric acid), onions, coconut milk (coconut extract, water), red lentils, spinach, lime juice concentrate, extra virgin olive oil, sea salt, cumin seed, garlic, turmeric, cinnamon, chile peppers, cardamom, black peppercorn

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
130
Sugar
1g
Teasdale

Teasdale simply especial chipotle rojo beans

Ingredients: Prepared red beans, water, pea protein isolate, seasoning (spices, natural smoke flavor, chipotle pepper, paprika (color), dehydrated onion, onion powder, dehydrated garlic), cider vinegar, sugar, salt, red bell pepper.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
357
Sugar
0g
Betty Crocker

Gold medal gluten free rice flour blend flour box

Ingredients: Rice flour, potato starch, tapioca starch, salt, xanthan gum.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
387
Sugar
0g
Gonzales Supremo

Tostadas Guadalajara

Ingredients: Corn flour, vegetable oil, sea salt, (it may contain one of the following: corn oil palmolein, soy)

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
140
Protein
12g
Hillandale Farms

Hillandale Farms Large Eggs

Ingredients: Large egg

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
367
Sugar
23g
Virginia Honey Company Inc.

Vidalia onion vinegarette

Ingredients: vegetable oil (canola and/or soybean), water, sugar, distilled vinegar, vidalia onions (5%), mustard (vinegar,water, mustard seed, salt, tumeric, paprika, spices, garlic powder), salt, dried onions, natural spices, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate and calcium disodium edta (preservatives), yellow 5 (color),

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Sodium Benzoate
  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
194
Sugar
42g
Sweet Baby Ray's

Sweet Vidalia Onion Barbecue Sauce

Ingredients: High fructose corn syrup, distilled vinegar, tomato paste, vidalia onions 7% brown sugar, modified food starch, salt, contains less than 2% of: onion,* pineapple juice concentrate, natural flavor, natural smoke flavor, spices, caramel color, sodium benzoate and calcium disodium edta as preservatives, garlic,* molasses, corn syrup, sugar, tamarind.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
129
Sugar
1g
Tasty Bite

Organic Coconut Squash Dal

Ingredients: WATER, COCONUT MILK, TOOR DAL (YELLOW SPLIT PEAS), PUMPKIN (SQUASH), SUNFLOWER OIL, TOMATO PASTE, SALT, CUMIN, DRIED GARLIC, MUSTARD, CHILI PEPPERS, TURMERIC

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
265
Sugar
29g
Ken's Steak House

Lite Sweet Vidalia Onion

Ingredients: SUGAR, WATER, CIDER VINEGAR, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA), DISTILLED VINEGAR, VIDALIA ONION 7.45%, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: ONION POWDER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, SPICE, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA AS PRESERVATIVES, XANTHAN GUM, NATURAL FLAVOR.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
67
Sugar
12g
Maiterne, GoGo SqueeZ

Variety Pack (Pedal Pedal Peach / Speedy Strawberry) Fruit & Veggies On The Go

Ingredients: Apple, Apple Puree Concentrate, Strawberry Zucchini Lemon Juice Concentrate

The Good

  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
132
Sugar
1g
Maya Kaimal

Organic Green Split Peas With Spinach And Coconut Dal

Ingredients: Green split peas* (water, green split peas*), water, onion*, coconut cream* (coconut cream*, water), virgin coconut oil*, dried spinach*, garlic*, cumin*, sea salt, lemon juice concentrate*, brown mustard seeds*, turmeric*, cayenne*.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
406
Sugar
28g
Ken's Foods Inc.

Sweet Vidalia Onion Dressing

Ingredients: SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR, CIDER VINEGAR, WATER, DISTILLED VINEGAR, VIDALIA ONION 7.45%, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: ONION POWDER, SALT, SPICE, XANTHAN GUM, NATURAL FLAVOR, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA TO PROTECT FLAVOR.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
58
Sugar
7g
Whole Foods Market

Organic Vindaloo Curry

Ingredients: Organic tomato puree (filtered water, organic tomato paste), organic apple cider vinegar, organic onion, organic cane sugar, organic garlic puree, organic cornstarch, organic red jalapeno puree, organic ginger puree, salt, organic garam masala (organic bay leaf, organic cloves, organic cardamom, organic cinnamon, organic nutmeg, organic coriander, organic black pepper, organic cumin), organic paprika powder, organic dried garlic, organic cumin powder, organic chili pepper powder, organic coriander powder, organic black pepper.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
145
Sugar
2g
Trader Joe's

Lamb Vindaloo Lamb in Spicy Curry Sauce with Basmati Rice

Ingredients: LAMB VINDALOO (LAMB, ONIONS, WATER, TOMATOES (TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE, SALT, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CITRIC ACID), COCONUT MILK (COCONUT MILK, WATER, XANTHAN GUM), VINEGAR, CANOLA OIL, SPICES, TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE, CITRIC ACID), GARLIC, SALT, MILLED CANE SUGAR, POTATO STARCH, MUSTARD SEEDS, TAMARINDS, GREEN PEPPERS, TURMERIC, PAPRIKA OLEORESIN), RICE (WATER, BASMATI RICE, CANOLA OIL, CORIANDER LEAVES, CURRY LEAVES, MUSTARD SEEDS).

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
23
Sugar
4g
Margaret Holmes

Squash With Vidalia Onions

Ingredients: SQUASH, WATER, VIDALIA ONIONS, SUGAR, SALT, GRANULATED ONION, CALCIUM CHLORIDE (AS A FIRMING AGENT), WHITE PEPPER AND ERYTHORBIC ACID (TO PROMOTE COLOR RETENTION).

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
107
Sugar
4g
Tasty Bite

Vindaloo

Ingredients: Tomatoes, potatoes, onions, carrots, ginger, coconut milk, red kidney beans, sunflower oil, garlic, vinegar, raw sugar, chili peppers, salt, cumin, cream, black pepper, cinnamon, clove.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
67
Sugar
11g
Materne, GoGo SqueeZ

Variety Pack (Pedal Pedal Peach / Speedy Strawberry) Fruit & Veggies On The Go

Ingredients: Apple, Apple Puree Concentrate, Strawberry, Zucchini, Lemon Juice Concentrate

The Good

  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
134
Sugar
0g
Trader Joe's

Fiery Chicken Vindaloo

Ingredients: fiery chicken curry (cooked chicken breast, onions, water, coconut milk [coconut milk, water], whole peeled tomatoes [tomatoes, tomato juice, salt, citric acid {acidifier}], distilled white vinegar, spices, canola oil, tomato puree [water, tomato paste, citric acid {acidifier}], garlic, salt, ghee [clarified unsalted butter {sweet cream (milk), natural flavor}], tamarind paste [water, tamarind, salt], potato starch, gum arabic, turmeric powder [spice and color], paprika oleoresin [spice], green chilies, bay leaves), turmeric rice (water, basmati rice, canola oil, salt, spices, turmeric powder [spice and color]). contains milk, coconut.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
58
Sugar
13g
Unknown

Martinellis gold medal sparkling cider

Ingredients: Pasteurized 100% pure carbonated apple juice from u.s. grown fresh apples, vitamin c. no water or alcohol, no concentrates, no sweeteners or chemical preservatives. natural sediment may occur.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
467
Sugar
0g
Back To Nature

Cheddalicious Cheese Flavored Crackers

Ingredients: unbleached wheat flour, enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), safflower oil, corn starch, palm oil, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, ammonium bicarbonate), yeast extract, sunflower lecithin, cane sugar onion powder, garlic powder, lactic acid, calcium lactate, salt, distilled vinegar solids, annatto extract (for color), organic maltodextrin, natural flavor, contains wheat made on the same equipment that processes milk and soy,

The Good

  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
367
Sugar
0g
Gold Medal

Gold Medal All-Purpose Flour (caja)

Ingredients: Bleached Wheat Flour, Niacin (a B vitamin), Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate (vitamin B₁), Riboflavin (vitamin B2), Enzymes, Folic Acid (a B vitamin).

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Frequently Asked Questions

Are products in the Dal category always vegan?+
Not necessarily. We analyzed over 86 products in the Dal category on CakeID. While some are plant-based, many contain hidden animal ingredients like milk powder, whey, or gelatin. Always check the "Is Vegan" status on our product pages.
How does CakeID rank the best Dal?+
We rank Dal based on their nutritional value, ingredient cleanliness (fewer additives), and vegan compatibility. Products with lower sugar and simpler ingredients rank higher.
Can I find low-calorie Dal here?+
Yes! Our list highlights the nutritional details of each product. Look for the "Calories" badge on the product cards above to find low-calorie options.
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