Tikka Masala Fragrant Cooking Sauce
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
2
0 we grade moderate or higher
1 of them not yet assessed here
Sugars per 100g
6.30g
Medium
UK FSA front of pack threshold
Three separate readings, kept apart on purpose. This is not a score, and none of it says this product is harmful.
Additives (2)
This label lists 2 acidity regulators.
E330
Citric acid
Acidity regulator
What it is. A mild acid found naturally in citrus fruit, made commercially by fermentation.
Why it is used. Adds tartness, balances flavour and helps preserve. One of the most used additives in food.
What the evidence says. Safe at food levels. No credible health concern for the additive itself.
Permitted freely.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E330
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E260 Acetic acid acidity regulator
Names and jobs come from the register of additives permitted in Great Britain, which we have not finished transcribing: a code shown without a name is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that it is unapproved. Naming one is not grading it either. Full detail appears only where we have an assessment against a named authority, so all of this describes our coverage rather than these additives. Most are common and low concern.
Ingredients
Tomatoes (54%), Water, Single Cream (Cows' Milk) (6%), Onions (6%), Tomato Purée, Sugar, Yogurt (Cows' Milk) (2.5%), Rapeseed Oil, Dried Onion, Modified Maize Starch, Creamed Coconut, Ground Cumin, Coriander Leaf, Salt, Ground Coriander, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid; Garlic Purée, Ginger Purée, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Turmeric, Spice Paste (Rapeseed Oil, Water, Sugar, Onion Purée, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Salt, Coriander Leaf, Ground Ginger, Ground Cumin, Ground Coriander, Ground Cardamom, Paprika, Ground Cassia, Garlic Powder, Cumin Seed, Ground Fennel, Ground Cloves, Chilli Powder, Ground Fenugreek, Acidity Regulator: Acetic Acid; Ground Black Pepper, Black Onion Seeds), Ground Cardamom Chilli Powder, Ground Black Pepper, Ground Nutmeg, Ground Fenugreek, Dried Fenugreek Leaf. F p Pro Sal Fori onlin U
As printed on the pack, in the producer's own order: ingredients are listed by weight, so what comes first is most of what is in it. E numbers link to their assessment where we have one.