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Is BOL Creamy Thai Green Curry ultra-processed?

345g Refrigerated meals Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of BOL Creamy Thai Green Curry

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 54 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score A

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Thai Green Curry Sauce (Water, Coconut Milk, Ginger, Cornflour, Brown Sugar, Soy Sauce (Water, Soya Beans, Wheat, Salt, Alcohol, Sugar Cane Vinegar), Coriander, Dried Onion, Lemongrass, Lime Leaves, Garlic Purée, Thai Style Curry Paste (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Garlic, Chilli, Galangal, Lemongrass, Shallots, Tamarind Paste, Ginger, Coriander Leaf, Sugar, Lime, Cardamom, Colour (Paprika Extract)), Rapeseed Oil, Lemon Juice, Tamarind, Salt, Cumin, Turmeric, Cayenne Pepper, Mint, Black Pepper), Vegetables 29% (Broccoli, Carrots, Baby Corn, Edamame Beans, Red Pepper), Brown Rice 22% (Brown Rice, Water, Concentrated Lemon Juice), Leafy Greens 12%

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Thai Green Curry Sauce (Water, Coconut Milk, Ginger Purée, Cornflour, Brown Sugar, Soy Sauce (Water, Soya Beans, Wheat, Salt, Alcohol, Sugar Cane Vinegar), Coriander, Dried Onion, Lemongrass, Lime Leaves, Roasted Garlic Purée, Thai Style Curry Paste (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Garlic, Chilli Powder, Galangal, Lemongrass, Shallots, Tamarind Paste, Ginger, Coriander Leaf, Sugar, Lime Peel, Cardamom, Colour: Paprika Extract), Rapeseed Oil, Lemon Juice, Tamarind Concentrate, Salt, Ground Cumin, Ground Turmeric, Ground Cayenne Pepper, Mint, Black Pepper), Vegetables (29%) (Broccoli, Carrots, Baby Corn, Edamame Beans (Soya), Red Pepper Flakes), Brown Rice (22%) (Brown Rice, Water, Concentrated Lemon Juice), Leafy Greens (12%)

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 44 refrigerated meals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 26th. 61% of the refrigerated 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 44 refrigerated meals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060430290445, last edited 27 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.