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Is Aldi Butter Chicken sauce ultra-processed?

Indian-style sauces Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Aldi Butter Chicken sauce

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:

  • 39 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed indian-style sauces

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

Water, onion 12%, cream 11%, tomato 5%, tomato paste 4%, butter 3%, Rapeseed Oil, Sugar, spice cap seasoning 3% (Rice Flour, Paprika Powder, Cumin, Sugar, Coriander, Cardamom, Cinnamon Powder, Calcium Phosphates, Silicon Dioxide, Fenugreek, Clove, Paprika Extract, Flavouring), Modified Maize Starch, Garlic Purée, Ginger, Salt, Coriander, Ginger Powder, Paprika Powder, Cumin, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid, Dried Fenugreek Leaves, Cinnamon Powder, Black Pepper, Paprika Extract, Cardamom, Smoked Paprika, Chilli

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Water, ONION (12%), CREAM (11%) (Milk), TOMATO (5%), TOMATO PASTE (4%), BUTTER (3%) (Milk), Rapeseed Oil, Sugar, SPICE CAP SEASONING (3%) (Rice Flour, Paprika Powder, Cumin Powder, Sugar, Coriander Powder, Cardamom Powder, Cinnamon Powder, Anti-caking Agents: Calcium Phosphates, Silicon Dioxide; Fenugreek Powder, Clove Powder, Paprika Extract, Flavouring), Modified Maize Starch, Garlic Purée, Ginger Purée, Salt, Coriander Powder, Ginger Powder, Paprika Powder, Ground Cumin, Acidity Regulators: Lactic Acid, Citric Acid; Dried Fenugreek Leaves, Cinnamon Powder, Ground Black Pepper, Paprika Extract, Ground Cardamom, Smoked Paprika Powder, Chilli Powder.

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
4 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.

  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 33 indian-style sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 25th. 73% of the indian-style sauces 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 33 indian-style sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600054438, last edited 16 August 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.