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Is Deluxe Rogan Josh 2 Step Cooking Sauce ultra-processed?

360 g Curry sauces Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Deluxe Rogan Josh 2 Step Cooking Sauce

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:

  • 53 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

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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

Water, Tomato 23%, Onion 12%, Onion 11%, Tomato Paste, Rapeseed Oil, Yogurt, Sugar, Garlic Purée, Ginger, Coriander Leaf, Cumin, Coriander, Garam Masala (Coriander, Cumin, Cassia, Black Pepper, Star Anise, Ginger, Green Cardamom, Pimento, Black Cardamom, Cloves, Bay Leaves), Modified Maize Starch, Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid), Lactic Acid, Paprika Powder, Chilli, Natural Flavouring, Salt, Colour, Paprika Extract, Green Cardamom, Cinnamon Powder, Salt, Cumin, Paprika, Coriander, Sugar, Potato Starch, Turmeric, Rice Flour, Cardamom, Mace, Fennel, Clove, Cinnamon, Black Pepper, Spice Extract, Bay Leaf

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Water, 23% Tomato, 12% Onion, 11% Onion Purée, Tomato Paste, Rapeseed Oil, Yogurt (Milk), Sugar, Garlic Purée, Ginger Purée, Coriander Leaf, Cumin Powder, Ground Coriander, Garam Masala Powder (Coriander, Cumin, Cassia, Black Pepper, Star Anise, Ginger, Green Cardamom, Pimento, Black Cardamom, Cloves, Bay Leaves), Modified Maize Starch, Acidity Regulators: Citric Acid, Lactic Acid; Paprika Powder, Chilli Powder, Natural Flavouring, Salt, Colour, Paprika Extract; Green Cardamom Powder, Cinnamon Powder. Salt, Cumin, Paprika, Coriander, Sugar, Potato Starch, Turmeric, Rice Flour, Cardamom, Mace, Fennel, Clove, Cinnamon, Black Pepper, Spice Extract, Bay Leaf.

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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • 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.
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.

  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 89 curry sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 79th. 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 4056489895619, last edited 28 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.