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Is Lidl Thai Green Curry Paste ultra-processed?

Green curry pastes Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Lidl Thai Green 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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 1 additive

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, Garlic, Sugar, Lemongrass 7%, Rapeseed Oil, Onion, Galangal, Green Chilli 5%, Lime Leaf 3%, Cornflour, Salt, Thai Basil, Coriander Leaf 0.56%, Yeast Extract, Coriander, Lactic Acid, Spirulina Concentrate, Safflower Concentrate, Turmeric

Additives: E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

Water, Garlic, Sugar, 7% Lemongrass, Rapeseed Oil, Onion, Galangal, 5% Green Chilli, 3% Lime Leaf, Cornflour, Salt, Thai Basil, 0.56% Coriander Leaf, Yeast Extract, Ground Coriander, Acidity Regulator: Lactic Acid; Spirulina Concentrate, Safflower Concentrate, Turmeric.

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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 14 green curry pastes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 36% of the green 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 green curry pastes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489896043, last edited 16 August 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.