Roman josh cooking sauce
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
4
0 we grade moderate or higher
3 of them not yet assessed here
Sugars per 100g
7.10g
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 (4)
This label lists 2 colours, 1 acidity regulator and 1 anticaking agent.
E100
Curcumin
Yellow colour
What it is. The yellow pigment from turmeric root.
Why it is used. Colours mustards, sauces, dairy, confectionery and savoury snacks.
What the evidence says. A plant pigment people have eaten as a spice for a very long time, and regulators treat it as safe with an acceptable daily intake. EFSA noted that children who eat a lot of the foods it is used in could approach that intake, which is a reason to watch total use rather than a sign of harm.
Permitted with maximum levels in the foods where it is allowed.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E100
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E160C Paprika extract, capsanthin colour
- E270 Lactic acid acidity regulator
- E551 Silicon dioxide anticaking agent
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
97% curry cooking sauce (water, 23% tomatoes, 15% onions, 8% tomato paste, rapeseed oil, 3% full fat yoghurt (milk), sugar, garlic purée, ginger purée, garam masala spice mix (cumin, coriander, cardamom, black pepper, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, fenugreek leaves, mace, caraway, chilli, ground cumin seed, ground coriander seed, salt, concentrated lemon juice, paprika powder, acid: lactic acid, modified maize starch, dried coriander leaves, chilli powder, turmeric powder, colour: paprika extract, cardamom powder, cinnamon powder, ground black pepper), 3% spice cap seasoning (rice flour, ground coriander seed, onion powder, sugar, maltodextrin, ground cumin seed, ginger powder, tomato powder, garlic powder, paprika powder, turmeric powder, cinnamon powder, fennel powder, chilli powder, cardamom powder, anti-caking agent: silicon dioxide, ground cloves, colours: curcumin, paprika extract, dried mint, ground black pepper),
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.