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Is Mae Ploy Yellow Curry Paste ultra-processed?

400 g Curry pastes Sold in the United States and France

Pack of Mae Ploy Yellow 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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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

Garlic 28%, Lemongrass 24%, Salt 13%, Shallot 12.5%, Galangal 9%, Dried red chill 4%, Coriander seed 3.5%, Makrut lime peel 2.5%, Curry 1.3%, Cumin 1%, Cinnamon 0.4%, Turmeric 0.4%, Cardamom 0.2%, Nutmeg 0.2%

As written on the pack

Garlic 28.0%, Lemongrass 24.0%, Salt 13.0%, Shallot 12.5%, Galangal 9.0%, Dried red chill 4.0%, Coriander seed 3.5%, Makrut lime peel 2.5%, Curry powder 1.3%, Cumin 1.0%, Cinnamon 0.4%, Turmeric 0.4%, Cardamom 0.2%, Nutmeg 0.2%.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 77 curry pastes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 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 0044738102384, last edited 19 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.