Is Chinese style curry ultra-processed?

500 g Curry sauces Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Maltodextrin
Modified starch

30 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score C

Less processed curry 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

onds 12%, peas (696), Modified Maize Starch (ultra-processing marker), creamed coconut (processing marker) (3), Supac Rapeseed Fenugreek, Salt (processing marker), Turmeric, Cumin, Acidity Regulator (Lactic Acid), Curry, Ground Coriander Satt Gund nume, Suga Glucose Synup Neast Extract (Yeast Extract, Salt (processing marker), Sunflower Aide Powder Coconut Extract, Maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), Emukifier Acacia Gur), Garlic Powder Cl Gund Fenugreek, Soy Sauce (processing marker) (Maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), Soya Beans Wheat Onion Powder G Gund Cardamom, Cloves), Coriander, Onion, Star Anise, Garlic Pure Chili fond Bad Pepper Ground Cardamom, Ground Cassia Ground Cloves ALLERGY ADVICE

Additives: E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

ONDS (12%), PEAS (696) Modified Maize Starch, CREAMED COCONUT (3) Supac Rapeseed Fenugreek, Salt, Turmeric, Ground Cumin, Acidity Regulator: Lactic Acid; Curry Powder (Ground Coriander Satt Gund nume, Suga Glucose Synup Neast Extract (Yeast Extract, Salt, Sunflower Aide Powder Coconut Extract, Maltodextrin, Emukifier Acacia Gur), Garlic Powder Cl Gund Fenugreek, Soy Sauce Powder (Maltodextrin, Soya Beans Wheat Onion Powder G Gund Cardamom, Ground Cloves), Ground Coriander, Onion Powder, Ground Star Anise, Garlic Pure Chili fond Bad Pepper Ground Cardamom, Ground Cassia Ground Cloves ALLERGY ADVICE:

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.

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.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down 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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 89 curry sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 55th. 67% of the curry 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 89 curry sauces, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600414652, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.