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Is Sukhi's Chicken Tikka Masala ultra-processed?

36 oz Chicken tikka masala Sold in the United States

Pack of Sukhi's Chicken Tikka Masala

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:

  • 44 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed chicken tikka masala

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

white chicken, tikka sauce (tomato paste, water, cream, cane sugar, ginger expeller pressed canola oil, vinegar, garlic, chickpea flour, onions, spices, butter (cultured cream, salt), sauce contains 2%, less of rice flour 2%, salt, jalapeño, onion (onions, canola oil), curry paste (garlic, lemongrass, spices, salt, shallot, kaffir lime peel, turmeric), paprika oleoresin, cilantro, onion powder, xanthan gum, turmeric powder, fenugreek leaves, garlic powder, lemon juice concentrate, cardamom oleoresin), water, sugar, salt, baking soda (cream)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E415 Xanthan gum , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

WHITE CHICKEN, TIKKA SAUCE [TOMATO PASTE, WATER, CREAM, CANE SUGAR, GINGER EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, VINEGAR, GARLIC, CHICKPEA FLOUR, ONIONS, SPICES, BUTTER (CULTURED CREAM, SALT), SAUCE CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF RICE FLOUR, SALT, JALAPEÑO, CARAMELIZED ONION (ONIONS, EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL), CURRY PASTE (GARLIC, LEMONGRASS, SPICES, SALT, SHALLOT, KAFFIR LIME PEEL, TURMERIC), PAPRIKA OLEORESIN, CILANTRO, ONION POWDER, XANTHAN GUM, TURMERIC POWDER, FENUGREEK LEAVES, GARLIC POWDER, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, CARDAMOM OLEORESIN], WATER, SUGAR, SALT, BAKING SODA. CONTAINS: MILK (CREAM)

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.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
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.
  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 19 chicken tikka masala

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 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 0767226447919, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.