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Is Inspired to Cook by Sainsbury's Tamarind paste ultra-processed?

90g Fruit pastes Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Inspired to Cook by Sainsbury's Tamarind paste

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Open Food Facts counts every product in its category, sweet snacks, as at least group 3.

  • 5 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed confectioneries

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Tamarind 45%, Water, White Wine Vinegar, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour

As written on the pack

Tamarind Concentrate 45%, Water, White Wine Vinegar, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour

What makes it processed

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 8 fruit pastes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 13% of the fruit 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 8 fruit pastes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00428156, last edited 2 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.