Is Jamie Oliver madras curry paste ultra-processed?

180g Curry pastes Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Jamie Oliver madras curry paste

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

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

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

  • 23 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Ingredients

Water, Tomato Paste 16%, White Wine Vinegar, Garlic Purée 11%, Ginger 11%, Rapeseed Oil, Cumin Seeds 5%, Green Chilli 3%, Coriander, Garam Masala (Coriander, Cinnamon, Cumin, Black Pepper, Ground Ginger, Clove), Concentrated Lemon Juice, Chilli, HOT Salt, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Turmeric, Cardamom

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Water, Tomato Paste (16%), White Wine Vinegar, Garlic Purée (11%), Ginger Purée (11%), Rapeseed Oil, Cumin Seeds (5%), Green Chilli Purée (3%), Ground Coriander, Garam Masala (Ground Coriander, Cinnamon, Ground Cumin, Black Pepper, Ground Ginger, Ground Clove), Concentrated Lemon Juice, Chilli Powder, HOT Salt, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid, Ground Turmeric, Ground Cardamom.

Among 77 curry pastes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 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 5030101031899, 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.
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  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
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