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Is Asda Chicken Tikka Masala (Main) ultra-processed?

400 g Chicken curry Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Asda Chicken Tikka Masala (Main)

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:

  • 34 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed chicken curry

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

Chicken 35% (Chicken Breast, Water, Tomato Purée, Ginger, Palm Olein, Garlic Purée, Yogurt Powder, Cornflour, Salt, Green Chillies, Spices, Colour (Paprika Extract), Basil), Onions, Single Cream, Chopped Tomatoes, Tomato Paste, Water, Rapeseed Oil, Spices, Ginger, Garlic Purée, Cashew Nuts, Coriander, Honey, Cornflour, Unsalted Butter, Green Chilli, Salt, Colour (Paprika Extract), Lemon Oil

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Cooked Marinated Chicken (35%) (Chicken Breast, Water, Tomato Purée, Ginger Purée, Palm Olein, Garlic Purée, Yogurt Powder (Milk), Cornflour, Salt, Green Chillies, Spices, Colour (Paprika Extract), Basil), Onions, Single Cream (Milk) (20%), Chopped Tomatoes, Tomato Paste, Water, Rapeseed Oil, Spices, Ginger Purée, Garlic Purée, Cashew Nuts, Coriander, Honey, Cornflour, Unsalted Butter (Milk), Green Chilli Purée, Salt, Colour (Paprika Extract), Lemon Oil

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.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 18 chicken curry

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 61% of the chicken curry 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 18 chicken curry, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5054781137085, 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.
  • 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.