Is Katsu Curry ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 60 ingredients
- 1 additive
Less processed instant noodles
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Noodles 69% (Wheat Flour, WHEAT GLUTEN With Calcium), Iron Niacin, Thiamin, Water, Free Range Egg 5%, EGG, Salt (processing marker), Paprika, Turmeric, Seasoning 31% (Curry, Rice Flour (ultra-processing marker)), Coriander, Turmeric, Fenugreek Seed, Cumin, Salt (processing marker), Black Pepper, Ground Ginger, Garlic, Green Cardamom, Natural Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Turmeric Extract (ultra-processing marker), Rice Flour (ultra-processing marker), Sugar (processing marker), Cocoa Butter, Red Pepper, Green Beans, Salt (processing marker), Yeast Extract, Natural Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Garlic, Onion, Mushroom, Soy Sauce (processing marker), Soy Beans SOYA, Salt (processing marker), Spirit Vinegar Nigella Seeds, Turmeric, Garam Masala (Coriander, Cinnamon, Mustard MUSTARD, Ginger, Clove, Pepper, Cumin, Nutmeg, Pimento, Fennel, Cardamom, Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Cassia Bark Oil), Chive, Seaweed, Chilli, Ginger, Turmeric Extract (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E100 Curcumin
As written on the pack
Noodles (69%): Wheat Flour (WHEAT GLUTEN With Calcium, Iron Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Free Range Egg (5%) EGG, Salt, Paprika, Turmeric, Seasoning (31%): Curry Powder (Rice Flour, Ground Coriander, Ground Turmeric, Ground Fenugreek Seed, Ground Cumin, Salt, Ground Black Pepper, Ground Ginger, Garlic Powder, Green Cardamom, Natural Flavouring, Turmeric Extract), Hydrolysed Rice Flour, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Red Pepper, Green Beans, Salt, Yeast Extract, Natural Flavouring, Garlic, Onion, Mushroom, Soy Sauce (Soy Beans SOYA, Salt, Spirit Vinegar Nigella Seeds, Ground Turmeric, Garam Masala (Coriander, Cinnamon, Mustard MUSTARD, Ginger, Clove, Pepper, Cumin, Nutmeg, Pimento, Fennel, Cardamom, Sunflower Oil, Cassia Bark Oil), Chive, Seaweed, Chilli, Ginger, Turmeric Extract SUITABLE FOR VEGETARIANS. For Allergens See Ingredients In BOLD.
What makes it ultra-processed
Cosmetic additives
Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- E100 Curcumin Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Rice flour An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
4 ingredients that would only make it processed
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.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.
Among 242 instant noodles
From least to most processed, this one ranks 50th. 93% of the instant noodles here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060250611437, 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.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.