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Is Pataks Madras Paste Pots ultra-processed?

2 x 70 g Curry sauces Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Pataks Madras Paste Pots

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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

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, spices 23% (coriander, paprika turmeric, cumin 2%, spices, fenugreek, black pepper, chilli, fennel), rapeseed oil, salt, maize flour, acids (acetic acid, citric acid), tamarind yellow mustard powder, dried crushed red chi garlic powder, black mustard seeds

Additives: E260 Acetic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

water, ground spices (23%) (coriander, paprika turmeric, cumin (2%), spices, fenugreek, black pepper, chilli, fennel), rapeseed oil, salt, maize flour, acids (acetic acid, citric acid), tamarind yellow mustard powder, dried crushed red chi garlic powder, black mustard seeds

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 89 curry sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 29th. 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 5011308900942, 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.