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Is Naked Japanese Style Katsu Curry Rice ultra-processed?

Rices Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Naked Japanese Style Katsu Curry Rice

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:

  • 45 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

rice, potato starch, natural flavourings (celery), palm oil, maltodextrin, sugar, garlic powder, curry powder 2% (coriander, turmeric, salt, pimento, ginger, fenugreek, garlic powder, black pepper, cumin, red pepper, bay, ulon powder, carrof powder, carrot, garlic, chicken, garam masala, coriander, cinnamon, garlic powder, black cardamon, ginger, pimento, clove, cumin, black pepper, turmeric, rapeseed oil, gren cardamon, cayenne pepper, spice extracts), bay, nutrition information (typical values (as consumed), per pot)

As written on the pack

dried rice, potato starch, natural flavourings (celery), palm oil, maltodextrin, sugar, garlic powder, curry powder (2%) [coriander, turmeric, salt, pimento, ginger, fenugreek, garlic powder, black pepper, cumin, red pepper, bay), ulon powder, carrof powder, carrot, garlic, dried chicken, garam masala [coriander, cinnamon, garlic powder, black cardamon, ginger, pimento, clove, cumin, black pepper, turmeric, rapeseed oil, gren cardamon, cayenne pepper, spice extracts], ground bay, allergy advice: for allergens see ingredients in bold, nutrition information: typical values (as consumed) per pot (258g)

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down 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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 293 rices

From least to most processed, this one ranks 231st. 35% of the rices 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 293 rices, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5050665038820, last edited 20 July 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.