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Is Ashoka Punjabi Choley ultra-processed?

280g Indian-style sauces Sold in the United Kingdom and Germany

Pack of Ashoka Punjabi Choley

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:

  • 29 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed sauces

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

Water, Chickpeas, Onion, Sunflower Oil, Garlic, Tomato Paste, Salt, Ginger, Coriander Leaves, Spices (Coriander Seeds, Cumin, Black Pepper, Pomegranate, Bay Leaf, Black Salt, Fenugreek, Red Chilli, Mango, Salt, Cinnamon, Carom Powder, Ginger Powder, Black Cardamom), Red Chilli, Cumin, Coriander, fennel, Black Salt

As written on the pack

Water, Chickpeas, Onion, Sunflower Oil, Garlic, Tomato Paste, Salt, Ginger, Coriander Leaves, Spices (Coriander Seeds, Cumin, Black Pepper, Pomegranate Powder, Bay Leaf, Black Salt, Dry Fenugreek Leaves, Red Chilli Whole, Dry Mango Powder, Salt, Cinnamon, Carom Powder, Ginger Powder, Black Cardamom), Red Chilli Whole, Cumin, Coriander, fennel, Black Salt

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.
  • 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 33 indian-style sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 7th. 73% of the indian-style 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 33 indian-style sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8901552005074, last edited 25 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.