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Is Morrisons Curry sauce ultra-processed?

440g Curry sauces Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Morrisons Curry sauce

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:

  • 31 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

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

Ingredients Water, tomato purée, turmeric, rice flour, fenugreek, cumin, mustard, ginger, salt, Onion 5%, Modified maize starch, Sugar, Curry (coriander, black pepper, paprika, nutmeg, chilli, fennel), Sultanas, Salt, Creamed coconut, Onion, Garlic, Acidity regulator (lactic acid), turmeric, Desiccated coconut, Nutrition Typical values (as sold), Energy Fat per 100g 225kJ

Additives: E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

Ingredients Water, Reconstituted tomato purée, turmeric, rice flour, fenugreek, cumin, mustard flour, ginger, salt, Onion (5%), Modified maize starch, Sugar, Curry powder (coriander, black pepper, paprika, nutmeg, chilli, fennel), Sultanas, Salt, Creamed coconut, Onion powder, Garlic powder, Acidity regulator (lactic acid), Ground turmeric, Desiccated coconut. ALLERGY ADVICE For allergens, see ingredients in bold. Nutrition Typical values (as sold) Energy Fat per 100g 225kJ/

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.

  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
4 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 89 curry sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 39th. 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 5010251424840, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.