Is Quorn Tikka Masala ultra-processed?

300 g Meat alternatives Sold in Sweden

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
Whey
Modified starch
E160c Paprika extract

70 ingredients
4 additives
Nutri-Score C

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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

Tikka masala-sås 55% (vatten, lök, matlagningsgrädde, yoghurt med låg fetthalt, tomatpuré, rapsolja, vitlökspuré, modifierad majsstärkelse (ultra-processing marker), ingefärs, tomater, vasslepulver (ultra-processing marker), melass (processing marker), röd chilipeppar, socker (processing marker), koriander, salt (processing marker), kryddor (paprika, salt (processing marker), koriander, gurkmeja, chili, kummin, kanel, kryddnejlika, surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra), citronolja, svartpeppar, lagerbladspulver, färg (ultra-processing marker) (paprikaextrakt (ultra-processing marker))), kummin, garam masala (koriander, kanel, svartpeppar, ingefära, fänkål, chili, paprika, kardemumma, kryddnejlika, kummin, lagerbladspulver, kryddextrakt, gurkmeja), gurkmeja, bočkhornsklöver), basmatiris 33% (vatten, basmatiris, gurkmeja), Quorn Bitar (mycoprotein, rehydrerad äggvita från frigående höns, naturligt aromämne, stabiliseringsmedel (kalciumklorid), kalciumacetat), produkten 11%, Allergeninformation (För allergener), läs ingredienser i fet stil, Quorn®-produkter har i sällsynta fall gett upphov till allergiska reaktioner, De innehåller mycoprotein, ett svampprotein tillhörande mögelsvampfamiljen, Mycoprotein är protein, och fibrerrikt och kan ska överkänslighetsreaktioner hos vissa personer

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E263 Calcium acetate , E330 Citric acid , E509 Calcium chloride

As written on the pack

Tikka masala-sås (55 %) [vatten, lök, matlagningsgrädde (mjölk), yoghurt med låg fetthalt (mjölk), tomatpuré, rapsolja, vitlökspuré, modifierad majsstärkelse, ingefärspuré, tomater, vasslepulver (mjölk), melass, röd chilipeppar, socker, koriander, salt, kryddor (paprikapulver, salt, mald koriander, mald gurkmeja, chilipulver, mald kummin, mald kanel, mald kryddnejlika, surhetsreglerande medel: citronsyra; citronolja, mald svartpeppar, lagerbladspulver, färg: paprikaextrakt), kumminfrön, garam masala (mald koriander, mald kanel, mald svartpeppar, mald ingefära, mald fänkål, chilipulver, paprikapulver, mald kardemumma, mald kryddnejlika, mald kummin, lagerbladspulver, kryddextrakt, mald gurkmeja), mald gurkmeja, bočkhornsklöver], kokt basmatiris (33 %) (vatten, basmatiris, gurkmeja), Quorn Bitar (mycoprotein*, rehydrerad äggvita från frigående höns, naturligt aromämne, stabiliseringsmedel: kalciumklorid, kalciumacetat). *11 % av produkten. Allergeninformation:För allergener, läs ingredienser i fet stil. Quorn®-produkter har i sällsynta fall gett upphov till allergiska reaktioner. De innehåller mycoprotein, ett svampprotein tillhörande mögelsvampfamiljen. Mycoprotein är protein - och fibrerrikt och kan ska överkänslighetsreaktioner hos vissa personer.

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.
Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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.

Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.

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 698 meat alternatives

From least to most processed, this one ranks 474th. 72% of the meat alternatives 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.

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About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5019503036732, last edited 2 April 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.