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Is Mayflower extra hot curry sauce mix ultra-processed?

Curry sauces Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Mayflower extra hot curry sauce mix

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 35 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Less processed curry 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

Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)), Vegetable Oils (Palm Vegetable Oils, Rapeseed Vegetable Oils), Curry (Coriander, Turmeric, Mustard, Bengal Gram Farina, Cumin, Chillies, Fenugreek, Black Pepper, Garlic, Fennel, Poppy Seeds), Sugar, Salt, Flavour Enhancer (e621), Tomato Purée, Spices, including cereals containing gluten, Produced in a factory that handles Nuts, Peanuts, Sesame, storage instructions, Store in a co lace away from

Additives: E621 Monosodium glutamate

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)], Vegetable Oils [Palm, Rapeseed], Curry Powder [Coriander, Turmeric, Mustard, Bengal Gram Farina, Cumin, Chillies, Fenugreek, Black Pepper, Garlic, Fennel, Poppy Seeds], Sugar, Salt, Flavour Enhancer E621, Tomato Purée, Spices. Allergen advice. For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. Produced in a factory that handles Nuts, Peanuts and Sesame. STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS. Store in a co lace away from

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.

  • E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
  • Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.
3 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.
  • 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 56th. 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 5019520001515, last edited 4 May 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.