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Is Huel Instant Meals - Thai Green Curry ultra-processed?

1 pouch Meal replacements Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Huel Instant Meals - 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:

  • 59 ingredients
  • 4 additives

Less processed meal replacements

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

Dried Grains 33% (Brown Rice, Quinoa), Pea Protein, Flaxseed, Coconut Milk, Dried Vegetables 6% (Spring Onion, Sweetcorn, Bell Pepper), Thai Green Style Flavouring 5% (Natural Flavourings, Salt, Coriander, Chilli, Cumin, Ginger, Black Pepper, Citric Acid, Coconut Oil, Sunflower Oil), Rice Flour, Rice Starch, Corn Starch, Medium-Chain Triglycerides Powder (from Coconut), Spinach Powder, Micronutrient Blend, Coconut Sugar, Sunflower Oil, Potassium Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Citrate, Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid), Nicotinamide, Vitamin E (as D-Alpha Tocopheryl), Lutein, Pantothenic Acid (as Calcium-D-Pantothenate), Lycopene, Zinc Oxide, Vitamin A (as Retinyl Acetate), Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), Riboflavin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Calcium-L-Methylfolate, Vitamin K2 (as Menaquinone-7), Zeaxanthin, Potassium Iodide, Plant-Derived Vitamin D3, vitamins, vitamin D2, Vitamin B12 (as Cyanocobalamin)

Additives: E160d Lycopene , E161b Lutein , E161h Zeaxanthin , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Dried Grains (33%) (Brown Rice, Quinoa), Pea Protein, Flaxseed, Coconut Milk Powder, Dried Vegetables (6%) (Spring Onion, Sweetcorn, Bell Pepper), Thai Green Style Flavouring (5%) (Natural Flavourings, Salt, Coriander, Chilli, Cumin, Ginger, Black Pepper, Citric Acid, Coconut Oil, Sunflower Oil), Rice Flour, Rice Starch, Corn Starch, Medium-Chain Triglycerides Powder (from Coconut), Spinach Powder, *Micronutrient Blend, Coconut Sugar, Sunflower Oil Powder. *Potassium Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Citrate, Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid), Nicotinamide, Vitamin E (as D-Alpha Tocopheryl), Lutein, Pantothenic Acid (as Calcium-D-Pantothenate), Lycopene, Zinc Oxide, Vitamin A (as Retinyl Acetate), Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), Riboflavin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Calcium-L-Methylfolate, Vitamin K2 (as Menaquinone-7), Zeaxanthin, Potassium Iodide, Plant-Derived Vitamin D3, Vitamin D2, Vitamin B12 (as Cyanocobalamin).

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.

  • E160d Lycopene 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.
  • E161b Lutein 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.
  • E161h Zeaxanthin 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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
5 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 56 meal replacements

From least to most processed, this one ranks 14th. 96% of the meal replacements 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.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060495115059, 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.