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S&B Foods Golden Japanese Curry Roux Sauce Medium 6.98oz

Contains rapeseed oil

This medium-heat Japanese-style curry roux is intended to make home cooking easier. It contains palm and rapeseed oils, sugar and caramel color, and has 866 mg sodium per 18 g serving.

No artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesDairy-freeContains soy
$8.42 198 g (7 oz) · lowest price at Japanese Taste
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
86caloriesPer serving · 18 g
Protein
1.1g
Fiber
0.7g▲
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
866mg▼
Saturated fat
2.9g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From Open Food Facts (by barcode)
Ingredients: Flour, salt oils, fats, salt, palm oil, rapeseed oil, sugar, curry powder, starch, yeast extract, spices, gelatin, sauce powder, seasoning, caramel color, acidulant, soybean, spice extract
37 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%0
Ingredients · counts 25%82
Processing · counts 15%35
Sourcing · counts 10%35
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 37
Nutrition 0 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (866 mg), more saturated fat (2.9 g); 47 g added sugar per 18 g
Ingredients 82 · Rapeseed oil, 6th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Caramel colour (additive, −4); Yeast extract or hydrolysed protein (additive, −4)
Processing 35 · Roux formulation with refined flour, oils, starch, flavorings and caramel color
Sourcing 35 · Refined flour and oils are listed, with no origin or growing practices stated
Transparency 50 · Ingredients are listed, but several are broadly named as seasoning or spices
866 mg sodium per 18 g serving
Contains palm and rapeseed oils
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−8 for caramel colour, yeast extract or hydrolysed protein
ClearShelf standard−10 for rapeseed oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 23, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Flour Salt oils Fats Salt Palm oil Rapeseed oil Sugar Curry powder Starch Yeast extract Spices Gelatin Sauce powder Seasoning Caramel color Acidulant Soybean Spice extract
18 ingredients 4 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 additives · 5 limited risk
Caramel colour (E150)ColourLimited risk
Some types (E150c, E150d) can contain 4-MEI, which IARC lists as possibly carcinogenic (Group 2B); levels are regulated.
Seed oilFatLimited risk
ClearShelf standard: we lower the Ingredients score when seed oils are used. This is our house standard, not a medical claim. Research is mixed; major health groups have not found harm at typical intakes.
Palm oilFatLimited risk
High in saturated fat, and refining can form contaminants (glycidyl esters) that EFSA flagged in 2016.
Yeast extract or hydrolysed proteinFlavour enhancerLimited risk
Contains free glutamate, the flavour-enhancing part of MSG, without being labelled as MSG.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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