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Is Patak's Tikka Masala Rich & Creamy Curry Kit ultra-processed?

Indian-style sauces Sold in the United Kingdom

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:

  • 30 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed indian-style 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, Tomato Paste 7%, Spices 6% (Spices 2%, Paprika, Cumin, Turmeric, Chilli, Cardamom), Rapeseed Oil, Single Cream, Dried Onion, Crushed Tomato 2%, Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Modified Maize Starch, Ginger, Garlic Purée, Salt, Maize Flour, Tamarind, Garlic, Onion, Acidity Regulator (Lactic Acid), Paprika Extract, Whey Protein, Coriander Leaf, Cumin Seed, Dried Fenugreek Leaf

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

Water, Concentrated Tomato Paste (7%), Ground Spices (6%) (Spices (2%), Paprika, Cumin, Turmeric, Chilli, Cardamom), Rapeseed Oil, Single Cream (MILK) (4.5%), Dried Onion, Concentrated Crushed Tomato (2%), Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Modified Maize Starch, Ginger Purée, Garlic Purée, Salt, Maize Flour, Tamarind, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Acidity Regulator (Lactic Acid), Paprika Extract, Whey Protein Concentrate (MILK), Dried Coriander Leaf, Cumin Seed, Dried Fenugreek Leaf. ALLERGY ADVICE:

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.

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.

  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
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 33 indian-style sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 23rd. 73% of the indian-style 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 33 indian-style sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5011308701532, last edited 16 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • 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.