Is Kohinoor Baltic Cooking Sauce ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 21 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score C
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Onion 34%, Water, Tomato Puree 9.9%, Tomato, Refined Sunflower Oil (processing marker) 9.9%, Green Pepper 4%, Coriander Leaves, Ginger 2.1%, Garlic, Coriander, Salt (processing marker), Cumin, Garam Masala 0.5%, Modified Tapioca Starch (ultra-processing marker), Red Chilli, Lemon Powder, Fenugreek Leaf, Turmeric Powder, Nutmeg, Fennel, Paprika Oleoresin (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E160c Paprika extract
As written on the pack
Onion (34%), Water, Tomato Puree (9.9%), Tomato (9.9% Refined Sunflower Oil, Green Pepper (4%), Coriander Leaves, Ginger (2.1%) Garlic, Coriander Powder, Salt, Cumin Powder, Garam Masala (0.5%) Modified Tapioca Starch, Red Chilli Powder, Lemon Powder, Fenugreek Leaf Powder, Turmeric Powder, Nutmeg Powder, Fennel Powder & Paprika Oleoresin.
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.
- E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
3 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.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5056617600015, last edited 4 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.