Is Spice Taylor Southern Chettinad Curry ultra-processed?

300grams Curry pastes Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Spice Taylor Southern Chettinad Curry

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:

  • 17 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed curry pastes

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, Coconut Milk 17%, Tomato Paste 13%, Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Garlic, Onion, Ginger, Spices, Salt (processing marker), Black Pepper, Coriander Seeds, Sugar (processing marker), Curry, Green Cardamom, Cassia, Red Chillies, Bay Leaf

As written on the pack

Water, Coconut Milk (17%), Tomato Paste (13%), Sunflower Oil, Garlic, Dehydrated Onion Flakes, Ginger, Ground and Whole Spices, Salt, Black Pepper, Coriander Seeds, Sugar, Curry Leaves, Green Cardamom, Cassia, Red Chillies, Bay Leaf.

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 77 curry pastes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 17th. 43% of the curry pastes 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 77 curry pastes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5052675001573, last edited 17 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.