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Is Saffron Road Chicken Tikka Masala ultra-processed?

10 oz (283 g) Chicken tikka masala Sold in the United States

Pack of Saffron Road Chicken Tikka Masala

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 29 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

basmati rice (water, rice), water, boneless white meat chicken (white meat chicken, native rice starch, sea salt, sunflower oil), onions, tomato paste, yogurt (whole milk, nonfat milk, cultures), CONTAINS 2% and LESS OF (cream), sunflower oil, garlic, ginger, sea salt, cumin, cane sugar, paprika, native corn starch, coriander seed, spices, turmeric, fenugreek leaves

As written on the pack

BASMATI RICE (WATER, RICE), WATER, BONELESS WHITE MEAT CHICKEN (WHITE MEAT CHICKEN, NATIVE RICE STARCH, SEA SALT, EXPELLER PRESSED SUNFLOWER OIL), ONIONS, TOMATO PASTE, LOWFAT YOGURT (WHOLE MILK, NONFAT MILK, CULTURES). CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: CREAM, EXPELLER PRESSED SUNFLOWER OIL, GARLIC, GINGER, SEA SALT, CUMIN, CANE SUGAR, PAPRIKA, NATIVE CORN STARCH, CORIANDER SEED, SPICES, TURMERIC, FENUGREEK LEAVES. CONTAINS: MILK.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 19 chicken tikka masala

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1st. 89% of the chicken tikka masala 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 19 chicken tikka masala, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0857063002003, last edited 25 September 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.