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Is Quorn Tikka Masala With Rice ultra-processed?

Microwave meals Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Quorn Tikka Masala With Rice

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:

  • 53 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Tikka Masala Sauce 58% (Water, Onions, Quorn 22% (Mycoprotein, Free Range Egg White, Natural Flavouring, Firming Agents (Calcium Chloride), Calcium Acetate), Single Cream, Tomato Paste, Rapeseed Oil, Garlic Purée, Sugar, Cornflour, Ginger, Tapioca Starch, Tandoori Masala Seasoning (Paprika, Salt, Coriander, Turmeric, Chilli, Cumin, Cinnamon, Cloves, Natural Flavouring, Black Pepper, Bay Leaf, Colour (Paprika Extract), Sunflower Oil), Coriander, Paprika Powder, Coriander, Cumin, Turmeric, Cumin Seeds, Cardamom, Chilli, Colour (Paprika Extract), Salt), Cooked Pilau Rice 42% (Water, Basmati Rice, Onions, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Turmeric, Cumin Seeds), product 12%

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E263 Calcium acetate , E509 Calcium chloride

As written on the pack

Tikka Masala Sauce (58%) [Water, Onions, Quorn Pieces (22%) (Mycoprotein*, Rehydrated Free Range Egg White, Natural Flavouring, Firming Agents: Calcium Chloride, Calcium Acetate), Single Cream (Milk), Tomato Paste, Rapeseed Oil, Garlic Purée, Sugar, Cornflour, Ginger Purée, Tapioca Starch, Tandoori Masala Seasoning (Paprika, Salt, Coriander, Turmeric, Chilli Powder, Cumin, Cinnamon, Cloves, Natural Flavouring, Black Pepper, Bay Leaf, Colour: Paprika Extract; Sunflower Oil), Coriander, Paprika Powder, Ground Coriander, Ground Cumin, Turmeric, Cumin Seeds, Ground Cardamom, Chilli Powder, Colour: Paprika Extract; Salt], Cooked Pilau Rice (42%) (Water, Basmati Rice, Onions, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Turmeric, Cumin Seeds). *12% of product. ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens see ingredients in bold. May also contain Wheat.

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.
  • Firming agent Firming agents keep fruit and vegetable tissue crisp or firm through processing and storage.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
5 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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 351 microwave meals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 267th. 72% of the microwave meals 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 351 microwave meals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5024593000754, last edited 21 July 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.