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Malaysian Curry Paste

Contains sunflower oil

This medium-spice curry paste includes coconut milk and shrimp paste, with 50 calories and 410 mg sodium per tablespoon. It contains sunflower oil and lists coconut and shrimp as allergens.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsContains shellfish
$12.00 lowest price at Mixed Pantry
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
50caloriesPer serving · 1 Tbsp (14g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
410mg▼
Saturated fat
1g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Sunflower Oil, Coconut Milk, Curry Powder (Chili, Coriander, Cumin, Fennel, Cinnamon, Turmeric, Gram Dhall, Curry Leaves, Rice (Thickener), Black Pepper), Shallots, Garlic, Mama Lam’s Hot Sauce, Sugar, Salt, Shrimp Paste
50 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%26
Ingredients · counts 25%82
Processing · counts 15%60
Sourcing · counts 10%35
Transparency · counts 15%55
Why it scores 50
Nutrition 26 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (410 mg), more saturated fat (1 g); no added sugar per 1 Tbsp
Ingredients 82 · Sunflower oil, 1st ingredient (seed oil, −18, ClearShelf standard); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 60 · A multi-ingredient curry paste with oil, coconut milk, sugar and spices
Sourcing 35 · Sunflower oil and other main ingredients have no stated sourcing
Transparency 55 · Ingredients are listed, but Mama Lam’s Hot Sauce has no ingredient details
Contains sunflower oil
410 mg sodium per tbsp
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
ClearShelf standard−18 for sunflower oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Sunflower Oil Coconut Milk Curry Powder (Chili Coriander Cumin Fennel Cinnamon Turmeric Gram Dhall Curry Leaves Rice (Thickener), Black Pepper) Shallots Garlic Mama Lam’s Hot Sauce Sugar Salt Shrimp Paste
17 ingredients 1 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives2 additives · 2 limited risk
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.
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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