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Is aagrah tikka masala ultra-processed?

Curry pastes Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 59 ingredients
  • 6 additives

Less processed curry pastes

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

fried onion 37% (onion, rapeseed oil), chopped tomato 29% (tomato, acidity regulator (citric acid)), rapeseed oil, garlic, l ginger, concentrated lemon juice, tandoori masala (coriander, salt, beetroot, fenugreek black pepper, onion, cinnamon, garlic, cumin, nutmeg, ginger, cardamom, clove, paprika, chilli, celery, spice extracts, bay, colours (paprika extract, turmeric extract, red iron oxide), lemon oil, citric acid, mustard, anticaking agent (silicon dioxide)), green chilli, coriander seed, cumin seed, garam masala (coriander, ginger, cinnamon, cumin, black aurmeric, fenugreek leaves, coriander leaves, cardamom, ground bay pepper, pimento, cardamom, clove, bay leaf, cassia, nutmeg), salt, chilli

Additives: E100 Curcumin , E160c Paprika extract , E172 Iron oxides and iron hydroxides , E172ii Red iron oxide , E330 Citric acid , E551 Silicon dioxide

As written on the pack

fried onion (37%) (onion, rapeseed oil), chopped tomato (29%) (tomato, acidity regulator: citric acid), rapeseed oil, garlic,l ginger, concentrated lemon juice, tandoori masala (coriander, salt, beetroot extract, fenugreek black pepper, onion powder, cinnamon, garlic powder, cumin, nutmeg, ginger, cardamom, clove, paprika, chilli powder, celery, spice extracts, bay, colours (paprika extract, turmeric extract, red iron oxide), lemon oil, citric acid, mustard powder, anticaking agent (silicon dioxide)), green chilli puree, ground coriander seed, cumin seed, garam masala (coriander, ginger, cinnamon, cumin, black aurmeric, fenugreek leaves, coriander leaves, cardamom powder, ground bay pepper, pimento, cardamom, clove, bay leaf, cassia, nutmeg), salt, chilli powder leaves. for allergens, see ingredients in bold.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E100 Curcumin Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E172 Iron oxides and iron hydroxides Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E551 Silicon dioxide A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
2 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Anti-caking agent Anti-caking agents are substances which reduce the tendency of individual particles of a foodstuff to adhere to one another.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 77 curry pastes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 76th. 43% of the curry pastes here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 77 curry pastes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5026531002073, last edited 27 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.