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Is Jamie Oliver Korma curry paste ultra-processed?

Red curry pastes Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Jamie Oliver Korma 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:

  • 25 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

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

Water, Tomato Paste 14%, Garlic Purée 10%, White Wine Vinegar, Ginger 9%, Desiccated Coconut 7%, Creamed Coconut 7%, Rapeseed Oil, Garam Masala 3% (Coriander, Cinnamon, Cumin, Black Pepper, Ground Ginger, Clove), Salt, Apple Purée, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Coriander, Cumin Seeds, Chilli, Cinnamon, Cumin, Cardamom

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Water, Tomato Paste (14%), Garlic Purée (10%), White Wine Vinegar, Ginger Purée (9%), Desiccated Coconut (7%), Creamed Coconut (7%), Rapeseed Oil, Garam Masala (3%) (Ground Coriander, Cinnamon, Ground Cumin, Black Pepper, Ground Ginger, Ground Clove), Salt, Apple Purée, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid, Ground Coriander, Cumin Seeds, Chilli Powder, Ground Cinnamon, Ground Cumin, Ground Cardamom.

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.
  • Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 14 red curry pastes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 57% of the red 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 14 red curry pastes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5030101031875, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.