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Lijjat

Sunday Special Masala

Name: Sunday Special Masala
Brand: Lijjat

Use in moderation SafeShelf · review pending

NOVA 3no added sugarno artificial additivesagmark certifiedhigh sodiumvegetarianlactose-freeinfant-safegluten-freediabetic-safepregnancy-safeenjoy in moderation

Serving

—

Pack

50 g

Ingredients

Barcode

8901441078011

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01 — Ingredient mix

What’s in the box, ranked from most concerning.

Each ingredient gets a tier from our researched dossier. The list sorts worst-first; the donut summarises the distribution. Tap any ingredient for its full dossier.

Caution · 5 ingredients shown

Caution5 of 16 ingredients

Coconut 1 1/2 cup gratedCaution

Groundnut Oil 3 table spoonCaution

Red chilly whole as you required (4)Caution

Salt to tasteCaution

Mustard seeds 1 tea spoonCaution

Cleared 11▾

Potatoes - 2 Medium sizedCleared

Broad Beans 12-15Cleared

Green Peas 1/2 CupCleared

Cauliflower 6-8 forestsCleared

Carrots - 2 Medium sizedCleared

Red Pumpin - 100gmsCleared

Garlic 8-10 clovesCleared

Curry leaves 8-10Cleared

Tamarind Marbal SizedCleared

Cumin seeds 1 tea spoonCleared

Blackgram (Udad Dal) 1 tea spoonCleared

02 — Claims audit

Every label claim, fact-checked.

We treat each claim as a question — does what’s inside back it up? Tap a claim for the reasoning.

3/4

claims fully supported

“Lijjat Means Quality, Purity and Cleanliness”unverified

This is a subjective brand tagline. While the product holds AGMARK and FSSAI certifications that support manufacturing standards, no independent third-party quality audit data is available in the provided information to verify the claim's full scope.

“Sunday Special Masala”true

This is the product's own name as declared on pack and confirmed in all product data fields.

“Product of India”true

countryOfManufacture and countryOfOrigin are both confirmed as India in the extra information.

“Authorised packer under AGMARK Since 1977”true

The certifications field in extra information explicitly lists 'AGMARK Since 1977', corroborating this claim.

03 — The fuller picture

Read the whole thing if a one-line verdict isn’t enough.

What’s in favour, and what’s working against it

In favour

No added sugar — label explicitly states sugar absent
No artificial colours, preservatives, or emulsifiers detected
AGMARK certified quality since 1977
FSSAI licensed — regulatory compliance confirmed
Vegetarian product suitable for plant-based diets
Contains whole-food spices with recognised antioxidant phytochemicals

Working against

Very high sodium: 1,140 mg per 100 g — significant risk for hypertension and kidney patients
Contains groundnut oil — aflatoxin contamination risk; major peanut allergen vehicle
Coconut contributes high saturated fat; raises LDL per WHO 2024 review
Dietary fibre value of 35.1 g/100 g appears implausibly high — likely OCR error, unverified
Contains mustard seeds — a recognised food allergen (EU/Canada/UK mandatory declaration)
Red chilli capsaicin may aggravate GI conditions and trigger migraines in susceptible individuals

Who should approach with care

Hypertension — Sodium content is 1,140 mg per 100 g; salt directly and continuously raises blood pressure, and WHO/EFSA identify hypertension patients as the highest-risk group for excess dietary sodium.

Kidney Disease — High sodium (1,140 mg/100 g) combined with high-potassium ingredients (potatoes, peas, beans, urad dal, cauliflower) and oxalate-rich tamarind creates a multi-pathway burden for impaired kidneys, with salt and urad dal both flagged as avoid/consult_doctor for this group.

Heart Disease — Salt promotes fluid retention and cardiac workload; mustard seed-derived erucic acid is associated with cardiac lesions (FDA Import Alert 26-04); and coconut raises LDL — a triple cardiovascular concern confirmed across ingredient dossiers.

Nut Allergy — Groundnut oil is a major peanut allergen vehicle capable of triggering anaphylaxis, and coconut is classified as a tree nut allergen by FDA under FALCPA — both flagged as avoid for nut-allergic individuals.

G6pd Deficiency — The ingredient list includes broad beans, which contain vicine and convicine that can trigger acute haemolytic anaemia (favism) in G6PD-deficient individuals, per FDA GRAS Notice GRN 000879.

Infants — Multiple ingredients — potatoes (EFSA glycoalkaloid concern), red pumpkin (FSSAI advice for under-5s), garlic (not evaluated for infants under 12 months), groundnut oil (aflatoxin and peanut allergy risk), and urad dal (FSSAI legume guidance for under-5s) — collectively indicate this product should not be used for infants without medical advice.

Children — Salt, groundnut oil (aflatoxin/allergy risk), red chilli (lower capsaicin tolerance), coconut (pending WHO tropical oil paediatric guidance), and mustard (anaphylaxis allergen) all carry caution flags for children in the ingredient dossiers.

Pregnancy — High sodium may worsen gestational hypertension risk; groundnut oil carries aflatoxin-related fetal growth concerns; red chilli exacerbates reflux; and curry leaves, cumin, mustard, and coconut all carry individual pregnancy caution flags.

Diabetes — Potatoes and cooked carrots have high glycaemic indices; garlic and curry leaves may potentiate antidiabetic medications causing hypoglycaemia; and tamarind seed extract shows hypoglycaemic activity — together these require monitoring alongside diabetes management.

Ibs — Garlic (fructans/FODMAPs), cauliflower and peas (fermentable oligosaccharides), beans and urad dal (galactooligosaccharides), red chilli (TRPV1 GI stimulation), tamarind (laxative effect), and mustard (isothiocyanate irritants) collectively make this masala a high-FODMAP/irritant product for IBS sufferers.

Ibd — Red chilli capsaicin, high-fibre legumes (beans, urad dal), and garlic can each exacerbate mucosal irritation and symptom flares in Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, as flagged across multiple ingredient dossiers.

Gout — Urad dal, beans, green peas, cauliflower, and tamarind all contain purines or uric-acid-elevating compounds; their combined presence makes this blend a moderate purine load for individuals managing gout.

Liver Disease — Groundnut oil carries an aflatoxin B1 hepatocellular carcinoma risk that is multiplicatively increased in individuals with pre-existing liver disease or hepatitis B infection; red chilli capsaicin also places additional metabolic burden on a compromised liver.

Migraine — Red chilli is a well-recognised dietary migraine trigger via TRPV1-mediated neurogenic inflammation, as documented in the ingredient dossier.

Elderly — Age-related decline in renal sodium excretion makes the elderly disproportionately susceptible to hypertension and cardiovascular harm from this product's high sodium content, per FDA guidance.

The full analysis

Lijjat Sunday Special Masala is a traditional South Indian-style dry spice condiment aimed at home cooks seeking a quick, flavour-rich base for vegetable curries. The product's biggest practical concern is its very high sodium content (1,140 mg per 100 g), which matters most to consumers who use it liberally — individuals with hypertension, heart disease, or kidney disease should treat it as a high-salt seasoning and keep serving sizes small. On the positive side, the product appears to be free of added sugar, artificial colours, preservatives, or synthetic flavour enhancers, and carries longstanding AGMARK quality certification. One data-quality caveat: the declared dietary fibre of 35.1 g per 100 g is unusually high for a spice blend and may be an OCR transcription error — consumers and clinicians should treat this figure with caution until confirmed from a verified lab report. The most useful single takeaway: this is a clean-label spice blend that is fine for most healthy adults in typical culinary quantities, but its sodium load demands restraint for anyone managing blood pressure or kidney health.

FSSAI licence

11513003001139

Manufacturer

Lijjat

Region

Source

MANUAL

Analysis

Independently researched