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Is Sainsbury's Spicy balti ultra-processed?

Cooking Sauces Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Sainsbury's Spicy balti

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:

  • 40 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed cooking 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, Tomatoes 30%, Onions, Tomato Purée 5%, Maize Stact Hed Peppers 2%, Green Peppers 2%, Suqar, Coriander Leaf, Rapeseed Oi, Curry (Coriander, Fenugreek, Cumin, Rice Flour, Salt, Mustard, Flour, Tumeic, Chili, Paprika, Ginger, Fennel, Garlic, Cassia, Bay Leaf, Nutmeg Back Pepper, Cloves, Onion), Acidity Regulators, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid Sat Gound Cumin, Coriander, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Garlic Purée, Ground Giger Ground Cardamom, Fennel Seeds, Chilli, Dried Chill Flakes Allergy advice, RI-Reference Intakes of an average adult, 8400

Additives: E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

Water, Tomatoes (30%), Onions, Tomato Purée (5%), Maize Stact Hed Peppers (2%), Green Peppers (2%), Suqar, Coriander Leaf, Rapeseed Oi, Curry Powder (Coriander, Fenugreek, Cumin, Rice Flour, Salt, Mustard, Flour, Tumeic,Chili Powder, Paprika, Ginger, Fennel, Garlic Powder, Cassia, Bay Leaf, Nutmeg Back Pepper, Ground Cloves, Onion), Acidity Regulators. Lactic Acid, Citric Acid Sat Gound Cumin, Ground Coriander, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Garlic Purée, Ground Giger Ground Cardamom, Ground Fennel Seeds, Chilli Powder, Dried Chill Flakes Allergy advice: For allergens, see ingredients in bold. RI-Reference Intakes of an average adult (8400

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 36 cooking Sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 12th. 67% of the cooking 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 36 cooking Sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 01843477, last edited 5 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.