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Is Co-op Curry ultra-processed?

370 g Vegetable based frozen ready-made meals Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Co-op 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:

  • 38 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed vegetable based frozen ready-made meals

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

Long Grain Rice 43% (Water, Long Grain Rice, Coriander Leaf, Chives), Water, Cauliflower 10% (Cauliflower Florets, Rapeseed Oil, Paprika, Turmeric, Cumin, Nigella, Red Chillies), Onion, Coconut Cream (Coconut, Water), Butternut Squash 5%, Carrots 5%, Tomatoes, Ginger, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Garlic Purée, Sugar, Lemon Grass, Cardamom, Salt, Gelling Agent (Pectin), Yeast Extract, Lemon Juice from Concentrate, Cumin, Coriander, Turmeric, Coriander Leaf, Paprika

Additives: E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

Cooked Long Grain Rice (43%) (Water, Long Grain Rice, Coriander Leaf, Chives), Water, Roasted Cauliflower (10%) (Cauliflower Florets, Rapeseed Oil, Paprika, Turmeric, Ground Cumin, Nigella Seeds, Dried Red Chillies), Onion, Coconut Cream (Coconut Extract, Water), Butternut Squash (5%), Carrots (5%), Tomatoes, Ginger Purée, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Garlic Purée, Sugar, Lemon Grass, Ground Cardamom, Salt, Gelling Agent (Pectin), Yeast Extract, Lemon Juice from Concentrate, Ground Cumin, Ground Coriander, Turmeric, Coriander Leaf, Paprika

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.

  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • Gelling agent Gelling agents such as pectin, gelatine or carrageenan set liquids into gels and stabilise textures.
3 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 9 vegetable based frozen ready-made meals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 7th. 56% of the vegetable based frozen ready-made 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 9 vegetable based frozen ready-made meals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000128793568, 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.