Is Marks & Spencer Nasi Goreng Paste ultra-processed?

190 Condiment pastes Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E160c Paprika extract

35 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed condiment 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

Kecap Manis Sweet Soy Sauce 37% (Sugar (processing marker), Molasses (processing marker), Water, Salt (processing marker), Cornflour, Vinegar, Soybeans, Wheat), Water, Onion, Rapeseed Oil, White Miso Paste 5% (Water, Soybeans, Rice, Salt (processing marker)), Spices 2.5% (Cumin, Coriander, Star Anise, Fennel, Cinnamon, Cardamom, Turmeric, Cloves), Ginger, Garlic Purée, Spring Onions, Lime Juice, Red Chillies, Salt (processing marker), Cornflour, Paprika Extract (ultra-processing marker), Citric Acid

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Kecap Manis Sweet Soy Sauce (37%) (Sugar, Molasses, Water, Salt, Cornflour, Vinegar, Soybeans, Wheat (contains Gluten)), Water, Onion Purée, Rapeseed Oil, White Miso Paste (5%) (Water, Soybeans, Rice, Salt), Ground Spices (2.5%) (Cumin, Coriander, Star Anise, Fennel Seeds, Cinnamon, Cardamom, Turmeric, Cloves), Ginger Purée, Garlic Purée, Dried Spring Onions, Concentrated Lime Juice, Dried Red Chillies, Salt, Cornflour, Colour: Paprika Extract, Citric Acid.

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.

2 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 17 condiment pastes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 14th. 35% of the condiment 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 17 condiment pastes, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29214426, last edited 7 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.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of E (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.