Gits Dal Makhani
Red flags
No major red flags on the label.
Green flags
- +Green flag: Source of protein (5.7g)
- +Green flag: No added sugar
- +Green flag: No additives
Ingredients, decoded
17 listed- Water
- Urad dal (Black gram 15%)
- Cream (5%)
- Onion
- Tomato
- Sunflower oil
- Red kidney beans
- Split bengal gram
- Butter (3%)
- Salt
- Red chillies
- Ginger
- Garlic
- Green chillies
- Coriander
- Cumin seeds
- Fenugreek leaves/Kasuri methi
DA3
How DA3 breaks down
Each grade is scored on its own. Here are the label numbers behind each one, per 100 g.
Low nutrient density
- Protein
- 5.7 g
- Fibre
- Not declared
- Vitamins and minerals
- 7 declared
- Energy
- 159 kcal
Scored on protein, fibre and twelve vitamins and minerals, against the Codex and FSSAI "source" and "high" levels, per 100 g and per 100 kcal.
Clean, minimally processed
- Base
- Water
- Main fat
- Sunflower oil
- Sweeteners
- None added
- Additives
- 0
- Flagged
- None
Scored on how processed the ingredients are, which additives are used and why, and whether the label keeps its promises.
Moderate risk
- Added sugar
- 0 g
- Sodium
- 465 mg
- Saturated fat
- 3.7 g
- Trans fat
- 0.1 g
Scored on free sugar, sodium, saturated fat and trans fat, each weighed by how strong the evidence of harm is.
[L] The name or pack claims promise more than the ingredient list delivers. See Claims vs reality.
Common questions
Is Gits Dal Makhani healthy?
Gits Dal Makhani scores DA3 (Fair) on CleanPlate, which makes it an occasional-use product, where the concerns start to outweigh the positives. We found no major red flags on its label. On the plus side: Source of protein (5.7g); No added sugar; No additives.
What does the DA3 score mean?
The first letter (D) grades nutritional value: low nutrient density. The second letter (A) grades ingredient and label integrity: clean, minimally processed. The number (3) grades risk nutrients (sugar, sodium, saturated fat): moderate risk.
Last reviewed October 7, 2026. Scored with the CleanPlate method from the published label.