Is Aldi SPECIALLY SELECTED Dopiaza Originating from the ki ultra-processed?

Curry sauces Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Modified starch
E100 Curcumin
E160c Paprika extract

53 ingredients
2 additives

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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

with DOPIAZA CURRY SAUCE MADE WITH ONION, tomato, yogurt, REND OF SPICES ENTS FOR USE saucepan over a medium heat, Add 340g of diced chosen meat and vegetables and Sprinkle the seasoning from the spice cap and stir fry for a further 1-2 minute gently, stirring occasionally ct is thoroughly cooked, no pink meat remains and the juices run dear must be thoroughly cooked, Serve with rice and naan bread, moware cooking TOMATOES 7%, yogurt, dried onions 5%, Tomato Paste, Rapeseed EDING (%), Rice Flour, Spices (Cumin, Paprika, Turmeric, Fennel, Cardamom, Coriander namon, Cloves, Nutmeg, Black Pepper), Sugar (processing marker), Dried Fenugreek Leaves, Anticaking Agent Pes Paprika Extract, Turmeric Extract (ultra-processing marker), fried onion 2.5%, Palm Oil, Wheat Flour Sugar Crushed Tomatoes, Garlic Purée, Ginger, Modified Maize Starch (ultra-processing marker), Garam Masala (Coriander, Cumin, Cinnamon, Ginger, Cloves, Black Pepper, Dill), Chili, Coriander BP concentrated Lemon Juice, Salt (processing marker), Paprika Extract (ultra-processing marker), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid ADVICE For alergens), detary advice, ERE END flavourings, preservatives (processing marker), e of jar

Additives: E100 Curcumin , E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

with DOPIAZA CURRY SAUCE MADE WITH ONION, TOMATO, YOGURT, REND OF SPICES ENTS FOR USE saucepan over a medium heat. Add 340g of diced chosen meat or vegetables and Sprinkle the seasoning from the spice cap and stir fry for a further 1-2 minute gently, stirring occasionally ct is thoroughly cooked, no pink meat remains and the juices run dear must be thoroughly cooked. Serve with rice or naan bread. moware cooking TOMATOES (7%), YOGURT (MILK) (6%), DRIED ONIONS (5%), Tomato Paste, Rapeseed EDING (%) Rice Flour, Ground Spices (Cumin, Paprika, Turmeric, Fennel, Cardamom, Coriander namon, Cloves, Nutmeg, Black Pepper), Sugar, Dried Fenugreek Leaves, Anticaking Agent Pes Paprika Extract, Turmeric Extract), FRIED ONION FLAKES (2.5%) (Palm Oil, Wheat Flour Sugar Crushed Tomatoes, Garlic Purée, Ginger Purée, Modified Maize Starch, GROUND Garam Masala (Coriander, Cumin, Cinnamon, Ginger, Cloves, Black Pepper, Dill), Chili, Coriander BP concentrated Lemon Juice, Salt, Paprika Extract, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid ADVICE For alergens, see ingredients in bold. May also contain nuts, peanuts and DETARY ADVICE Suitable for vegetarians. ERE END flavourings or preservatives. e of jar.

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.
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.

Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
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 89 curry sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 71st. 67% of the curry 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 89 curry sauces, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600054414, last edited 6 November 2025), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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