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Thai Jungle Curry Paste

Contains sunflower oil

This fiery Thai curry paste has a full ingredient list, including 17% dried red bird's eye chillies and krachai. It contains sunflower oil and has 1,680 mg sodium per 100 g.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsContains fishContains shellfish
$6.00 100 g · lowest price at mythaicurry
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
186caloriesPer 100 g
Protein
3.7g
Fiber
—
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
1680mg▼
Saturated fat
1.3g
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Ingredients: Dried Red Bird's Eye Chillies (17%), Shallots, Sunflower Oil, Thai Fish Sauce (Fish), Lemongrass, Krachai (9%), Garlic, Shrimp Paste (Crustaceans), Galangal, Coconut Palm Sugar, Kaffir Lime Leaves, Coriander (3%), Salt, Thai Basil
Product details
Shelf life12 months from packing date
“Shelf life: 12 months from packing date” — the product page
64 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 35%50
Ingredients · counts 25%82
Processing · counts 15%60
Sourcing · counts 10%70
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 64
Nutrition 50 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (1680 mg); 11 g added sugar per 100g
Ingredients 82 · Sunflower oil, 3rd ingredient (seed oil, −18, ClearShelf standard); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 60 · A traditional paste of chilies, herbs, fish sauce, oil and sugar
Sourcing 70 · The brand says it hand-cooks its curry pastes; ingredient origins aren't stated
Transparency 65 · Full ingredient list and a specific hand-cooking claim; no ingredient origins
Contains sunflower oil
1,680 mg sodium per 100 g
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
Dried Red Bird's Eye Chillies (17%) Shallots Sunflower Oil Thai Fish Sauce (Fish) Lemongrass Krachai (9%) Garlic Shrimp Paste (Crustaceans) Galangal Coconut Palm Sugar Kaffir Lime Leaves Coriander (3%) Salt Thai Basil
14 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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