Is Blue Dragon Thai Green Curry paste ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 38 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed green curry pastes
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Water, Lemongrass 11%, Garlic Purée 11%, Sugar (processing marker), Rapeseed Oil, Onion, Minced Typical Val Galangal, Modified Maize Starch (ultra-processing marker), Green Energy Bird's Eye Chillies 3%, Thai Basil 2.5%, Soybean Paste (Water, SOYA Beans, Rice, Salt (processing marker)), Coriander Leaf, Salt (processing marker), Lime Leaves 1.5%, Spices (Coriander, Black Pepper, Cumin, Turmeric), Yeast Extract, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Colour (ultra-processing marker) (Chlorophylls (ultra-processing marker)), May also contain of which s Carbohydra of which s Protein Salt, AB World Food Leigh, WWW peanuts, nuts, AB Foods Pol flavours, preservatives (processing marker), RINSE | CAP ON Recycle 170ge ul, Przemys 67-100 Nowa UK (0800 0196 roi), 0044 8000
Additives: E140 Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins , E140i Chlorophylls , E330 Citric acid
As written on the pack
Water, Minced Lemongrass (11%), Garlic Purée (11%), Sugar, Rapeseed Oil, Onion Purée, Minced Typical Val Galangal, Modified Maize Starch, Green Energy Bird's Eye Chillies (3%), Thai Basil (2.5%), Soybean Paste (Water, SOYA Beans, Rice, Salt), Coriander Leaf, Salt, Lime Leaves (1.5%), Spices (Coriander, Black Pepper, Cumin, Turmeric), Yeast Extract, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Colour (Chlorophylls). Allergy Advice: For allergens, see ingredients in BOLD. May also contain of which s Carbohydra of which s Protein Salt... AB World Food Leigh, WWW peanuts and nuts. No artificial colours, AB Foods Pol flavours or preservatives. RINSE | CAP ON Recycle 170ge ul. Przemys 67-100 Nowa UK: 0800 0196 ROI: 0044 8000
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.
- E140 Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
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.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- 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.
Among 14 green curry pastes
From least to most processed, this one ranks 14th. 36% of the green curry pastes here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010338301491, last edited 21 April 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.