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Tean Gourment Malaysian Traditional Chicken Curry Paste

Contains soybean oil

This Malaysian curry paste includes onion, garlic, chili and aromatic spices. It contains soybean oil and MSG, with 820 mg sodium and 2 g added sugar per serving.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersContains soyContains corn
$5.75 7 oz · lowest price at itemroot
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
110caloriesPer serving · 1tbsp (35g)
Protein
<2g
Fiber
1g▲
Added sugar
2g▼
Sodium
820mg▼
Saturated fat
3g▼
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Ingredients: onion, soya oil, garlic, chili, sugar, salt, curry powder, lemongrass, galangal, turmeric, ginger, curry leaves, monosodium glutamate, cornstarch
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score CNOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
58 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 35%35
Ingredients · counts 25%88
Processing · counts 15%45
Sourcing · counts 10%70
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 58
Nutrition 35 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (820 mg), more saturated fat (3 g), more fiber (1 g) per 1tbsp
Ingredients 88 · Sugar, 5th ingredient (added sugar, −8); MSG (monosodium glutamate) (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 45 · Curry paste with soya oil, sugar, cornstarch and MSG
Sourcing 70 · Product is stated to be from Malaysia; ingredient origins aren't specified
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list; no specific growing or sourcing practices
Contains soybean oil
820 mg sodium per serving
2 g added sugar per serving
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for sugar
Varies by additive−4 for msg
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Onion Soya oil Garlic Chili Sugar Salt Curry powder Lemongrass Galangal Turmeric Ginger Curry leaves Monosodium glutamate Cornstarch
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives2 additives · 2 limited risk
MSG (monosodium glutamate) (E621)Flavour enhancerLimited risk
Considered safe; EFSA set an acceptable daily intake in 2017, and some people report short-lived symptoms.
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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