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Lee Kum Kee Curry Sauce

Contains soybean oil

This curry sauce includes coconut powder and a mix of spices. It has soybean oil, 2 g added sugar and 740 mg sodium per 18 g serving.

No artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesLow sugarContains dairyContains soyContains wheatContains shellfishContains corn
$6.50 lowest price at itemroot
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
45caloriesPer serving · 1 tsp (18g)
Protein
<1g
Fiber
1g▲
Added sugar
2g▼
Sodium
740mg▼
Saturated fat
0.5g
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Ingredients: water, soybean oil, salt, sugar, coconut powder (coconut, extract, todextrin, sodium caseinate), oyster sauce, modified corn starch, caramel color, tomato paste, turmeric powder, cumin powder, garlic powder, coriander powder, onion powder, soy sauce, spices, disodium 5'-inosinate, disodium 5-guanylate
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score ENOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
46 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%37
Ingredients · counts 25%70
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 10%35
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 46
Nutrition 37 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (740 mg), more fiber (1 g); 2 g added sugar per 1 tsp
Ingredients 70 · Soybean oil, 2nd ingredient (seed oil, −18, ClearShelf standard); Sugar, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); Caramel colour (additive, −4)
Processing 30 · Formulated sauce with soybean oil, modified starch and color.
Sourcing 35 · Refined oil, sugar and starch; no sourcing claims stated.
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but spices are unspecified.
Soybean oil
2 g added sugar
Modified corn starch
Caramel color
740 mg sodium per serving
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for sugar
Varies by additive−4 for caramel colour
ClearShelf standard−18 for soybean oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 22, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Water Soybean oil Salt Sugar Coconut powder (coconut, extract, todextrin, sodium caseinate) Oyster sauce Modified corn starch Caramel color Tomato paste Turmeric powder Cumin powder Garlic powder Coriander powder Onion powder Soy sauce Spices Disodium 5'-inosinate Disodium 5-guanylate
18 ingredients 3 to watch3 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 4 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.
Modified starch (E14xx)ThickenerLimited risk
Chemically treated starch; considered safe, but a marker of more processed food.
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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