Is Aldi King Prawns in a Thai Green Curry ultra-processed?

138 g Shrimps Sold in the United Kingdom and Germany

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E440 Pectins

22 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score D

Less processed shrimps

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

raw king prawns 64% (King Prawns (Litopenaeus vannamei), Salt (processing marker)), Coconut Milk, Water, Coconut, Maize Starch (processing marker), Potato Starch (processing marker), Pectin (ultra-processing marker), Lime Juice, Ginger, Garlic Purée, Coriander, Light Brown Sugar (processing marker), Lemongrass, Green Jalapeño Chilli, Makrut Lime Leaf, Basil, Sea Salt (processing marker), Coriander, Turmeric

Additives: E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

RAW KING PRAWNS (64%) (King Prawns (Litopenaeus vannamei) (Crustacean), Salt), Coconut Milk, Water, Coconut, Maize Starch, Stabilisers: Potato Starch, Pectin; Lime Juice, Ginger Purée, Garlic Purée, Coriander, Light Brown Sugar, Lemongrass, Green Jalapeño Chilli, Makrut Lime Leaf, Basil, Sea Salt, Ground Coriander, Ground Turmeric.

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.

E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.

3 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.

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 29 shrimps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 24th. 24% of the shrimps 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 29 shrimps, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600568584, last edited 16 September 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.