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Is M&S Food Katsu Curry Stir Fry Sauce ultra-processed?

150g Sold in the United Kingdom and Scotland

Pack of M&S Food Katsu Curry Stir Fry Sauce

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:

  • 54 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Water, Coconut Milk 13% (Coconut, Water), Apples, Onions, Soy Sauce (Water, Sugar, Salt, Soybeans, Barley Malt Extract, Vinegar (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin)), Sugar, White Miso (Water, Soybeans, Rice, Salt), Ginger, Rapeseed Oil, Carrots, Spices 2% (Coriander, Cumin, Turmeric, Fenugreek, Black Pepper, Cardamom, Star Anise, Cloves), Garlic Purée, Vegetable Stock (Water, Onions, Carrots, Leeks, Yeast Extract, Kelp, Shiitake Mushrooms, Salt, Lemon Juice, Bay Leaves, White Pepper, Thyme), Cornflour, Salt, Dried Onions, Dried Garlic

As written on the pack

Water, Coconut Milk (13%) (Coconut, Water), Apples, Onions, Soy Sauce (Water, Sugar, Salt, Soybeans, Barley Malt Extract (contains Gluten), Vinegar, Wheatflour contains Gluten (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin)), Sugar, White Miso (Water, Soybeans, Rice, Salt), Ginger Purée, Rapeseed Oil, Carrots, Ground Spices (2%) (Coriander, Cumin, Turmeric, Fenugreek, Black Pepper, Cardamom, Star Anise, Cloves), Garlic Purée, Vegetable Stock (Water, Onions, Carrots, Leeks, Yeast Extract, Kelp, Shiitake Mushrooms, Salt, Lemon Juice, Bay Leaves, Ground White Pepper, Thyme), Cornflour, Salt, Dried Onions, Dried Garlic

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

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

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29385836, 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.