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Is Patak's Pataks Tikka Sauce 450g ultra-processed?

450 g Tikka masala sauce Sold in the United Kingdom, Belgium and France

Pack of Patak's Pataks Tikka Sauce 450g

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:

  • 42 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed tikka masala sauce

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, tomato 15%, yogurt, concentrated tomato purée 4%, single cream, 00 tikka masala sauce, a cream, tomato o based sauce with onion, cumin, coriander, tikka masala sauce, a cream, tomato based sauce with onion, cumin 3.5%, coriander 3.5%, rapeseed oil, modified maize starch, spices 2%, spices, cumin 0.5%, coriander 0.5%, sugar, dried onion 1.5%, garlic purée, ginger, salt, acid (lactic acid), paprika extract, cumin seed, coriander leaf, guarantee (if you haven't enjoyed this product), please contact us quoting the code on the lid, your statutory rights are not affected, ab world foods ltd, leigh, wn7 5rs, uk, uk (0800 0195 617 roi), 0044 800 0195 617 5 "011308 505017 lea501 q05

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

water, tomato (15%), yogurt (milk) (6%), concentrated tomato purée (4%), single cream (milk) 00 tikka masala sauce. a cream and tomato o based sauce with onion, cumin and coriander. tikka masala sauce. a cream and tomato based sauce with onion, cumin and coriander (3.5%), rapeseed oil, modified maize starch, ground spices (2%) [spices, cumin (0.5%), coriander (0.5%), sugar, dried onion (1.5%), garlic purée, ginger purée, salt, acid (lactic acid), paprika extract, cumin seed, dried coriander leaf. guarantee: if you haven't enjoyed this product, please contact us quoting the code on the lid. your statutory rights are not affected. ab world foods ltd., leigh, wn7 5rs, uk. uk: 0800 0195 617 roi: 0044 800 0195 617 5 "011308 505017 lea501 q05

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • 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.
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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 20 tikka masala sauce

From least to most processed, this one ranks 10th. 90% of the tikka masala sauce 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 20 tikka masala sauce, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5011308505017, last edited 4 June 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.