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Is Jamie Oliver Keralan curry paste ultra-processed?

Curry pastes Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Jamie Oliver Keralan curry paste

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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

Whole foods combined with:

  • 17 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed curry pastes

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

Red Onion 25%, Water, Ginger, Rapeseed Oil, White Wine Vinegar, Desiccated Coconut 7%, Garlic Purée, Coriander Leaf 5%, Green Chilli 2%, Turmeric, Chilli, Mustard Seeds, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Salt, Fenugreek Seeds, Curry, Lime

As written on the pack

Red Onion (25%), Water, Ginger Purée, Rapeseed Oil, White Wine Vinegar, Desiccated Coconut (7%), Garlic Purée, Coriander Leaf (5%), Green Chilli Purée (2%), Ground Turmeric, Chilli Powder, Mustard Seeds, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Salt, Fenugreek Seeds, Curry Leaf, Lime Zest. FOR ALLERGENS, SEE INGREDIENTS IN BOLD.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 77 curry pastes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 18th. 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 5030101031905, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.