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Is Patak's Korma spice paste ultra-processed?

290g Curry pastes Sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland and 3 more countries

Pack of Patak's Korma spice paste

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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

Whole foods combined with:

  • 21 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed curry 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

water, spices 12% (coriander 4%, turmeric, spices, paprika, cumin, fenugreek), rapeseed oil 11%, sugar, oconcentrated tomato purée 5%, salt, maize flour, p ginger purée, garlic purée, 2desiccated coconut 3%, acid (acetic acid), dried ponion, mustard, coriander leaf

Additives: E260 Acetic acid

As written on the pack

water, ground spices (12%) [coriander (4%), turmeric, spices, paprika, cumin, fenugreek], rapeseed oil (11%), sugar, oconcentrated tomato purée (5%), salt, maize flour, p ginger purée, garlic purée, 2desiccated coconut (3%), acid (acetic acid), dried ponion, mustard powder, dried coriander leaf,

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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 77 curry pastes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 37th. 43% of the curry 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 77 curry pastes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5011308000314, last edited 17 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.