Is Maya Kaimal Coconut Korma Indian Simmer Sauce Coconut Cream & Cardamom ultra-processed?

12.5 oz Curry sauces Sold in the United States and Australia

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Starch
Vegetable oil

18 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed sauces

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, onion, coconut cream (coconut, water), tomato paste (fresh vine-ripened tomatoes), safflower oil (processing marker), ginger, spices (including paprika, turmeric), garlic, evaporated cane sugar, lemon juice concentrate, tapioca starch (processing marker), sea salt (processing marker), serrano chili

As written on the pack

Water, onion, coconut cream (extracted coconut, water), tomato paste (fresh vine-ripened tomatoes), safflower oil, ginger, spices (including paprika and turmeric), garlic, evaporated cane sugar, lemon juice concentrate, organic tapioca starch, sea salt, serrano chili.

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.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 89 curry sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 67% of the curry sauces 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 89 curry sauces, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0858034006174, last edited 18 November 2025), 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.