Is Tesco Gochujang Paste ultra-processed?

1pcs Meal sauces Sold in the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Sugar
Sauce

30 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score E

Less processed meal 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 Fermented Yellow Beans 20% (Soya Bean, Water, Salt (processing marker), Wheat Flour), Rice Vinegar, Sugar (processing marker), Dark Soy Sauce (processing marker) 6%, Water, Salt (processing marker), Molasses (processing marker), Malt Vinegar (Barley), Soya Bean, Barley Malt Extract, Wheat Flour, Onion, Cornflour, Garlic Purée, Cayenne Pepper, Red Pepper 2%, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Habanero Chilli Pepper, Salt Preservative (Acetic Acid), Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin, Allergy ingredients in bold

Additives: E260 Acetic acid

As written on the pack

Water Fermented Yellow Beans (20%) [Soya Bean, Water, Salt, Wheat Flour], Rice Vinegar, Sugar, Dark Soy Sauce (6%) Water, Salt, Molasses, Malt Vinegar (Barley), Soya Bean. Barley Malt Extract, Wheat Flour], Onion Purée. Cornflour & Garlic Purée, Cayenne Pepper, Dried Red Pepper (2%) Concentrated Lemon Juice, Habanero Chilli Pepper. Salt Preservative (Acetic Acid). Wheat Flour contains: Wheat Flour. Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin, Allergy ingredients in bold. Suitable for vegans.

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 134 meal sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 80th. 37% of the meal 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 134 meal sauces, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5059697746482, last edited 7 May 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 E (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.