Is Ayam Thai Red Curry Paste ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 15 ingredients
- No additives
Less processed curry pastes
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
lemongrass, red chilli 13%, galangal, palm sugar (processing marker), garlic, soya bean oil (processing marker), salt (processing marker), shallot, spices (cumin, coriander seed), sugar (processing marker), corìander root, kaffir lime leaf, yeast extract
As written on the pack
lemongrass, red chilli (13%), galangal, palm sugar, garlic, soya bean oil, salt, shallot, spices (cumin, coriander seed), sugar, corìander root, kaffir lime leaf, yeast extract,
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.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 77 curry pastes
From least to most processed, this one ranks 15th. 43% of the curry pastes here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9556041608473, last edited 6 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.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.