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Patak's Tikka Masala Simmer Sauce – Medium-Spice Yogurt-Tomato Curry, Gluten-Free & Vegetarian (3 x 15 oz)

Contains canola oil

A tomato-and-yogurt curry sauce with spices. It contains canola oil and modified starch, with 1 g added sugar per serving.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsVegetarianContains dairy
$34.50 15 oz · lowest price at Nuvantry
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
40caloriesPer serving · 1/4 cup (64g)
Protein
<1g
Fiber
<1g
Added sugar
1g
Sodium
180mg▲
Saturated fat
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▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Water, tomato, yogurt (milk, skim milk cream, bacterial culture), tomato paste, food starch-modified, cream, spices (including paprika, smoked paprika, and turmeric), contains 2% or less of canola oil, dried onion, sugar, garlic, ginger, salt, whey protein concentrate, lactic acid, paprika oleoresin (color), cumin seed, dried cilantro leaf
74 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesMedium confidence · Scored on 8 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%84
Ingredients · counts 25%90
Processing · counts 15%55
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 15%62
Why it scores 74
Nutrition 84 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: less sodium (180 mg) per 1/4 cup
Ingredients 90 · Canola oil, 8th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 55 · Simmer sauce with modified starch, canola oil and added sugar.
Sourcing 50 · No ingredient origin or production practices are stated.
Transparency 62 · Full ingredient list; spices are grouped and sourcing claims are absent.
Contains canola oil
Contains modified food starch
1 g added sugar per serving
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
ClearShelf standard−10 for canola 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
Water Tomato Yogurt (milk, skim milk cream, bacterial culture) Tomato paste Food starch-modified Cream Spices (including paprika, smoked paprika, and turmeric) Contains 2% or less of canola oil Dried onion Sugar Garlic Ginger Salt Whey protein concentrate Lactic acid Paprika oleoresin (color) Cumin seed Dried cilantro leaf
18 ingredients 2 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 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.
Lactic acid (E270)AcidNo risk
Made by fermentation; considered safe.
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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