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Tesco Butter Chicken Sauce 500G

500g · ranked #8 of 17 in cooking helpers
Contains: en:milk
Least processed#8 / 17Healthiest#2 / 14Lowest sugar#7 / 14✓ Palm-oil-free
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Ultra-processed
NOVA · 4 · 37 INGREDIENTS · 4 ADDITIVES
Ultra-processed. 4 additives and 37 ingredients — substantially industrial.
Verified · NOVAUpdated · Mar 2026
Score breakdown · 0–100 per axis
Processing
0
Healthiness
60
Low sugar
90
Low calorie
75
Low salt
75
High protein
0
High fibre
0
Nutrient density
40
Organic
0
Each facet scores 0–100 independently. The headline score above is currently the processing axis only; we're building a weighted composite (Phase 2 — Sprint C) that blends them.
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Barcode · 5052320653287 · Photo sourced Jul 2026
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INGREDIENT
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Starting balance100
whole / basic0
Tomato Purée
see related (2)
whole / basic0
whole / basic0
Milk4%
whole / basic0
Modified Maize Starch
see related (4)
—0
—0
added sugar-3
industrial oil-3
whole / basic0
Ginger Purée
see related (1)
—0
Cumin
see related (1)
—0
Ground Coriander
see related (1)
—0
Acidity Regulators
—0
Citric Acid
—0
Lactic Acid
—0
Dried Garlic
see related (1)
whole / basic0
FinalNOVA · 4 · Ultra-processed0

Per-ingredient deltas come from a published rubric. Additive deltas come from the 468-entry E-number glossary (Open Food Facts taxonomy).

Flagged additives · 2
Citric acidE330 · low
Naturally occurs in citrus. Industrial form is fermented from glucose.
Xanthan gumE415 · low
Bacterial fermentation product. Used to texturise water-based foods.
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