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Is Spice Tailor Classic Southern Madras ultra-processed?

300g Curry sauces Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Spice Tailor Classic Southern Madras

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:

  • 21 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed 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

Onion 35%, Tomatoes 29%, Sunflower Oil, Garlic, Ginger, Coriander Seeds, Tomato Paste, Spices 1.5%, Chilli, Salt, Spices (Red Chilli, Black Pepper, Fennel Seeds, Curry, Green Cardamom), Black Pepper, Tamarind Paste, Curry, Green Chilli, Sugar

As written on the pack

Onion (35%), Tomatoes (29%), Sunflower Oil, Garlic, Ginger, Ground Coriander Seeds, Tomato Paste, Ground Spices (1.5%), Chilli Powder, Salt, Dried Whole Spices (Red Chilli, Black Pepper, Fennel Seeds, Curry Leaves, Green Cardamom), Ground Black Pepper, Concentrated Tamarind Paste, Curry Leaves, Green Chilli, Sugar

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.
  • 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 89 curry sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 18th. 67% of the curry 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 89 curry sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000354925382, last edited 1 June 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.