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Is Asda Spicy rice ultra-processed?

Pastas Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Asda Spicy rice

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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

Whole foods combined with:

  • 38 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed pastas

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

rice noodles 74% (rice flour, water), water, mild curry paste (sunflower oil, tomato purée, water, salt, paprika, cinnamon, fenugreek, black pepper, turmeric, coriander, cumin, maize starch, ginger, garlic, sugar, tamarind, chilli, acidity regulator (citric acid)), rapeseed oil, soy sauce 2% (water, soya beans, wheat, salt), ginger, demerara sugar, garlic purée, cornflour, red chillies, turmeric, white wine vinegar, allergy advice!

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

rice noodles (74%) [rice flour, water], water, mild curry paste [sunflower oil, tomato purée, water, salt, paprika, cinnamon, fenugreek, black pepper, turmeric, coriander, cumin, maize starch, ginger, garlic powder, sugar, tamarind, chilli powder, acidity regulator (citric acid)], rapeseed oil, soy sauce (2%) [water, soya beans, wheat, salt], ginger purée, demerara sugar, garlic purée, cornflour, red chillies, turmeric, white wine vinegar. allergy advice!

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

Culinary ingredients

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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 999 pastas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 473rd. 51% of the pastas 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 999 pastas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5054781796633, last edited 7 June 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.