Is Iesso Tesco Green Curry Paste A Taste Of Thailand ultra-processed?

Curry pastes Sold in the United Kingdom

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

10 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Water, Onion, Green Chilli 10%, Lemongrass Rice Wine Vinegar, Rapeseed Oil, Ginger, Modified Maze Starch Sugar Lime Juice from Concentrate, Dried Garlic, Coriander Galangal, Thai Basil

As written on the pack

Water, Onion Purée, Green Chilli (10%), Lemongrass Rice Wine Vinegar, Rapeseed Oil, Ginger Purée, Modified Maze Starch Sugar Lime Juice from Concentrate, Dried Garlic, Coriander Galangal, Thai Basil

Among 77 curry pastes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1st. 43% of the curry pastes 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 77 curry pastes, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5059697760440, last edited 12 April 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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.