Is it ultra-processed?
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Red curry pastes, from least to most processed

We track 14 red curry pastes, 57% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Red Curry Paste.

What makes red curry pastes ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of red curry pastes that contain each:

Processed food (6)

  1. 1 Red Curry Paste Thai Taste · 200 g 3
  2. 2 Red curry paste Thai Kitchen · 4 oz 3
  3. 3 Red Curry Paste Kanokwan Food Products Co. Ltd · 50 g 3
  4. 4 Mae ploy Red curry paste 400g Mae Ploy · 400 g 3
  5. 5 Thai Peanut Satay Sauce Trader Joe's 3
  6. 6 Korma curry paste Jamie Oliver 3

Ultra-processed food (8)

  1. 7 Bold Thai Red Paste Waitrose & Partners 4
  2. 8 4 Thai Red Curry Paste Shots M&S Food 4
  3. 9 Thai Red Curry Paste Aldi 4
  4. 10 THAI RED CURRY paste Blue Dragon · 170g 4
  5. 11 Thai Red Curry Lidl · 200g 4
  6. 12 red curry paste Tesco · 180g 4
  7. 13 Red Thai Curry Paste Asda · 200g 4
  8. 14 Thai red curry paste Lidl 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.