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Is Potts Tikka Masala Cooking Sauce ultra-processed?

300g Indian-style sauces Sold in the United Kingdom and the United States

Pack of Potts Tikka Masala Cooking Sauce

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

Tomatoes (Tomatoes, Acidity regulator (Citric acid), Firming Agent (Calcium chloride)), Onions, Water, Coconut Cream, Garlic, Ginger, Tomato Paste, Sunflower Oil, Garam Masala (Coriander Seed, Cumin Seed, Cassia, Ginger, Black Pepper, Cloves), Paprika, Coriander, Date, Cornflour, Salt, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Cumin Seeds 0.5%, Smoked Paprika, Chilli 0.2%, Curry 0.1%

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E509 Calcium chloride

As written on the pack

Tomatoes (Tomatoes, Acidity regulator: Citric acid, Firming Agent: Calcium chloride), Onions, Water, Coconut Cream, Garlic, Ginger, Tomato Paste, Sunflower Oil, Garam Masala (Coriander Seed, Cumin Seed, Cassia, Ginger, Black Pepper, Cloves), Paprika, Ground Coriander, Date Syrup, Cornflour, Salt, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Roasted Cumin Seeds (0.5%), Smoked Paprika, Smoked Chilli Powder (0.2%), Curry Leaves (0.1%).

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.

  • Firming agent Firming agents keep fruit and vegetable tissue crisp or firm through processing and storage.
2 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 33 indian-style sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 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 5060178332896, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.