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Is Ashoka Palak Paneer (Tofu) ultra-processed?

280 g Microwave meals Sold in the United Kingdom, France and Germany

Pack of Ashoka Palak Paneer (Tofu)

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:

  • 41 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Spinach, Water, Tofu (Soya Paneer (Soya beans, Water, Citric Acid, Salt)), Onions, Sunflower Oil, Garlic, Spring Onion, Melon Seeds, Tomato, Ginger, Coriander, Corn Starch, Salt, Green Chilli, Sugar, Red Chilli, Spices (Coriander, Chilli, Cumin, Bay Leaf, Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Clove, Black Cardamom, Star Anise, Fennel, Ginger, Salt, Caraway), Cumin, Turmeric, Cinnamon, Dried Fenugreek Leaves, Clove, Fennel

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Spinach, Water, Tofu (Soya Paneer (Soya beans, Water, Citric Acid, Salt)), Onions, Sunflower Oil, Garlic, Spring Onion, Melon Seeds, Tomato, Ginger, Coriander, Corn Starch, Salt, Green Chilli, Sugar, Red Chilli Whole, Spices (Coriander, Chilli, Cumin, Bay Leaf, Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Clove, Black Cardamom, Star Anise, Fennel, Dried Ginger, Salt & Caraway), Cumin, Turmeric, Cinnamon, Dried Fenugreek Leaves, Clove, Fennel

What makes it processed

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.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 351 microwave meals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 85th. 72% of the microwave meals 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 351 microwave meals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8901552021371, last edited 25 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.