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Is The Spice Tailor Korean BBQ ultra-processed?

Sauces Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of The Spice Tailor Korean BBQ

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:

  • 30 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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

Tomato Purée 22%, Pear Purée, Soy Sauce (Water, Soya Beans, Wheat, Salt), Sesame Oil, Brown Sugar, Water, Sugar, Black Vinegar, Garlic, Ginger, White Miso Paste (Water, Soya Beans, Rice, Salt), Cornflour, Red Chilli, Kashmiri Chilli Powder, Spices (Red Chilli, Fennel Seeds, Star Anise, Black Pepper), Sunflower Oil, Spices, Ground Szechuan Pepper

As written on the pack

Tomato Purée (22%), Pear Purée, Soy Sauce (Water, Soya Beans, Wheat, Salt), Sesame Oil, Brown Sugar, Water, Sugar, Black Vinegar (contains Wheat), Garlic, Ginger, White Miso Paste (Water, Soya Beans, Rice, Salt), Cornflour, Dried Red Chilli, Kashmiri Chilli Powder, Dried Whole Spices (Red Chilli, Fennel Seeds, Star Anise, Black Pepper), Sunflower Oil, Ground Spices, Ground Szechuan Pepper.

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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,964 sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 744th. 60% of the 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 2,964 sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000354927232, last edited 27 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.