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Bisto Curry Sauce Mix 170g Drum

Contains maltodextrin

This dry mix makes a 50 ml serving of British-style curry sauce. It contains palm oil, maltodextrin, added sugar and flavour enhancer E621, plus wheat, celery, barley and soya.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesDairy-freeVegetarianContains soyContains wheat
$6.95 170g · lowest price at Goodwoods British Market
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
37caloriesPer serving · 50 ml prepared (8.6 g)
Protein
0.3g
Fiber
0.6g▲
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
200mg▼
Saturated fat
1.1g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From Open Food Facts (by barcode)
Ingredients: Maltodextrin, Potato Starch, Palm Oil, Onion Powder, Sugar, Salt, Wheat Flour (with added Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Tomato Powder, Spices (Paprika, Cumin, Turmeric, Black Pepper, Chilli Powder, Cayenne Pepper), Flavourings (contain Celery), Yeast Extract (contains Barley), Garlic Powder, Colour (E150c), Flavour Enhancer (E621), Emulsifier (E322 (contains Soya)), Spice Extract
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score ETheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
Product details
ShippingInsulated eco-cooler with dry iceInsulated boxDry iceShips frozen
“All frozen orders are shipped via UPS 2nd Day Air and packed in insulated, biodegradable eco-coolers with dry ice, carefully measured to keep your items frozen for up to three days in transit, even during warm weather or seasonal surges.” — the brand’s shipping and store pages
40 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%11
Ingredients · counts 25%84
Processing · counts 15%25
Sourcing · counts 10%35
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 40
Nutrition 11 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (200 mg), more saturated fat (1.1 g); 24 g added sugar per 50 ml prepared
Ingredients 84 · Sugar, 5th ingredient (added sugar, −8); Natural flavours (additive, −4); Yeast extract or hydrolysed protein (additive, −4)
Processing 25 · Maltodextrin, starch, flavourings, colour and flavour enhancer
Sourcing 35 · Refined starches and palm oil; ingredient origins aren't stated
Transparency 50 · Complete list, but flavourings and spice extract aren't specified
Contains palm oil, maltodextrin and flavour enhancer E621
Contains wheat, celery, barley and soya
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for sugar
Varies by additive−8 for natural flavours, yeast extract or hydrolysed protein
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Ingredients
Maltodextrin Potato Starch Palm Oil Onion Powder Sugar Salt Wheat Flour (with added Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin) Tomato Powder Spices (Paprika, Cumin, Turmeric, Black Pepper, Chilli Powder, Cayenne Pepper) Flavourings (contain Celery) Yeast Extract (contains Barley) Garlic Powder Colour (E150c) Flavour Enhancer (E621) Emulsifier (E322 (contains Soya)) Spice Extract
16 ingredients 2 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 additives · 5 limited risk
Palm oilFatLimited risk
High in saturated fat, and refining can form contaminants (glycidyl esters) that EFSA flagged in 2016.
MaltodextrinFillerLimited risk
Highly processed starch that raises blood sugar quickly and adds no nutrition.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
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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