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Masala Roundup

We analyzed 106 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.

Finding the perfect Masala shouldn't feel like a guessing game. At CakeID, we take food transparency seriously. We have analyzed over 106 products in this category, breaking down every ingredient list to uncover hidden additives, excessive sugar levels, and potential allergens.

Whether you are searching for strictly Vegan options, Gluten-Free snacks, or simply want to avoid high-processed foods, our algorithm ranks products based on a comprehensive Health Score. Below is our definitive ranking of the safest and healthiest Masala you can buy in 2026, sorted by their ingredient purity.

Editor's Quick Picks

Detailed Reviews

Calories
136
Sugar
4g
Kroger, The Kroger Co.

Tikka masala sauce

Ingredients: Water, cream (cream, milk, carrageenan, mono - & diglycerides, cellulose, polysorbate 80), onions, tomato paste, butter, garlic, ginger, salt, spices, canola oil, sugar, modified corn starch, green bell peppers, citric acid, cilantro, distilled vinegar, sodium benzoate (preservative), spice extracts, disodium edta (to protect flavor).

The Good

  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Contains Sodium Benzoate
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Calories
28
Sugar
6g
Trader Joe's

Masala Simmer Sauce

Ingredients: TOMATO PUREE (TOMATO PASTE, WATER), TOMATOES, LIGHT CREAM (MILK), ONIONS, GINGER, GARLIC, CANOLA OIL, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, SEA SALT, CORIANDER CUMIN FENUGREEK LEAVES, TURMERIC, PAPRIKA, RED PEPPER, CINNAMON, CLOVES.

The Good

  • ● Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
131
Sugar
2g
SAFFRON ROAD

CHICKPEA MASALA

Ingredients: BASMATI RICE (BASMATI RICE, WATER), CHICKPEAS, WATER, ONIONS, TOMATOES, TOMATO PASTE, EXPELLER PRESSED SUNFLOWER OIL, COCONUT CREAM, GARLIC, NATIVE CORNSTARCH, GINGER, SPICES, SEA SALT, PARSLEY, CANE SUGAR, TURMERIC, FENUGREEK LEAVES. CONTAINS: TREE NUTS (COCONUT).

The Good

  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Contains Tree Nuts
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Blue Lotus Chai

Golden Masala Chai

Ingredients: Naturally brewed and flash-dried black tea powder, ginger root powder, ground cardamom, ground black pepper, ground turmeric, powdered maca root, powdered cinnamon (cassia), ground nutmeg, ground cloves

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Mccormick, McCormick Gourmet

Garam Masala

Ingredients: SPICES (INCLUDING CORIANDER, BLACK PEPPER, CUMIN, CARDAMOM, CINNAMON).

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
123
Sugar
2g
Cafe Spice

Channa masala with lemon rice mild

Ingredients: Chickpeas, Onion, Tomatoes, Tomato Puree (tomatoes, citric acid), Water, Spices, Salt, Cultured Dextrose, Garlic, Expeller-Pressed Canola Oil, Turmeric, Paprika, Garam Masala (spice blend), Amchoor (mango powder) BASMATI LEMON RICE: Basmati Rice (water, basmati rice), Lemon Juice, Expeller Pressed Canola Oil, Chana Dal (Bengal gram lentils), Urad Dal (black gram), Cultured Dextrose, Salt, Mustard Seeds, Turmeric, Whole Red Chilis

The Good

  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
153
Sugar
2g
Tandoor Chef

Paneer tikka masala

Ingredients: Paneer tikka masala - tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, salt), onions, paneer (pasteurized milk, nonfat dry milk, ultra filtered milk, vinegar, salt), water, expeller - pressed canola oil, cream, nonfat dry milk, spices, cashews, garlic, butter, sugar, salt, tapioca starch, ghee (clarified butter), fenugreek leaves, cilantro, turmeric, paprika oleoresin. onion basmati rice - water, basmati rice, onions, expeller-pressed canola oil, salt, spices.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
408
Protein
17g
Unknown

Chana Masala Bowl

Ingredients: White rice, chickpeas, hulled hemp seed, coconut milk powder (dehydrated coconut milk, 2.5% non-gmo tapioca maltodextrin, 0.5% acacia fiber), quinoa, tomato powder (tomato, 1% silicon dioxide), sea salt, tomato flakes, paprika, dried onion, rice hulls, dried garlic, turmeric, cumin, cilantro, cayenne pepper, coriander, crushed red chili pepper, black pepper, clove, nutmeg, dried ginger, bay leaf, cinnamon.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
163
Sugar
3g
cafe spice

CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA WITH BASMATI SAFFRON RICE

Ingredients: Chicken tikka masala: chicken raised without antibiotics (boneless), tomatoes, tomato puree (tomatoes, water, citric acid), heavy cream, water, low fat yogurt (low fat milk, nonfat milk solids), butter, garam masala spice blend (cumin, paprika, red chilies, coriander, turmeric, fenugreek leaves), ginger, garlic, cultured dextrose, salt, gram flour, sugar, lemon juice, expeller pressed canola oil. saffron rice: basmati rice, water, saffron, expeller pressed canola oil, cultured dextrose, salt, cardamom, bay leaves.

The Good

  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
147
Sugar
4g
Unknown

Tikka masala mild-medium all natural simmer sauce, tikka masala, mild-medium

Ingredients: Tomato, onion, cream, yogurt, butter ginger, garlic, canola oil, lemon juice, salt, paprika, sugar, red chilli, cumin, water, citrus fiber, garam masala, coriander, turmeric, chickpea flour, kasoori methi, black pepper.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
106
Sugar
2g
Luvo

Mighty Masala & Greens Power Bowl

Ingredients: Organic cooked brown jasmine rice, cooked green garbanzo beans, cabbage, kale, cooked black lentils, water, red bell peppers, onions, avocado oil, green chili peppers, contains less than 2% of asafoetida powder (gum arabica, rice flour, asafoetida), cashews, cilantro, coconut milk (coconut milk, water, xanthan gum), crushed red chilies, dried coconut, garlic puree (garlic, water), ginger puree, mango powder, organic coconut sugar, organic corn starch, seasoning (sea salt, potassium chloride), spices, turmeric for color.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
100
Sugar
7g
Cook House

Tika Masala

Ingredients: Tomato puree (water, tomato paste), diced tomatoes in tomato juice, pasteurized heavy cream, soybean oil, onion, corn starch, non fat milk powder, cane sugar, yogurt powder (non fat milk solids, lactic acid, cultures, natural flavor), salt, dried onion, lemon juice concentrate, garlic puree (garlic, water), ginger powder, cumin powder, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika powder, paprika extract for color (oleoresin paprika, soy lecithin), ground coriander, dried cilantro, cayenne pepper powder, contains: milk, soy,

The Good

  • ● Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
413
Protein
13g
Shan Foods (Private) Ltd.

Shan biryani mixed masala

Ingredients: Himalayan pink salt, red chili, ginger, garlic, dehydrated onion, cumin, nigella, turmeric, coriander, green cardamom, black pepper, clove, maltodextrin, hydrolyzed soy protein, cane sugar, citric acid, canola oil, natural and artificial food flavor, silicon dioxide (anticaking agent).

The Good

  • ● Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • ● High Sugar Content
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Calories
312
Protein
13g
Shan Foods (Private) Ltd.

tandoori massala

Ingredients: Paprika, salt, red chili, ginger, black pepper, cumin, brown cardamom, garlic, aniseed, cinnamon, dried papaya powder, maltodextrin, sugar, hydrolyzed soy protein, citric acid, sodium phosphate, canola oil, silicon dioxide.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
122
Sugar
2g
Signature Select

Chicken Tikka Masala

Ingredients: Masala sauce (water, onion, tomato paste, lowfat yogurt [cultured lowfat milk, nonfat milk powder], cream [milk], garlic puree, canola oil, ginger puree [ginger, water], spices [including turmeric and paprika], salt, chicken base [chicken meat including chicken juices, salt, chicken fat, sugar, maltodextrin {corn}, hydrolyzed corn gluten, dried whey, natural flavors, yeast extract, turmeric], sugar, corn starch, cayenne pepper), cooked basmati rice, seasoned roasted white meat chicken (chicken breast with rib meat, water, cornstarch, highly refined soybean oil, sea salt, natural flavors [vegetable oil {canola, safflower}, rosemary extract, yeast extract, citrus extract, natural flavors], spices), onion, canola oil, salt, spices (including turmeric).

The Good

  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Morton & Bassett Spices

Garam masala

Ingredients: Cumin, coriander, black pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, red pepper, nutmeg, allspice.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
112
Sugar
4g
Sharwood's

Tikka masala indian cooking sauce

Ingredients: Water, tomato puree, yogurt (made from cultured skimmed milk), cream, sugar, modified maize starch, onions, creamed coconut, spices, ginger puree, garlic puree, desiccated coconut, canola oil, ground cumin, salt, chopped coriander, paprika oleoresin (for color), concentrated lemon juice, lactic acid. (acidifier), ground black cardamom.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Private Selection

Garam Masala Blend

Ingredients: PAPRIKA, CHILES, SPICES, SALT, TURMERIC, GARLIC, SAFFRON

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
250
Sugar
0g
Shan

Chana masala mix

Ingredients: salt, cumin, black pepper, red chili, clove, brown cardamom, garlic, ginger, citric acid, maltodextrin, hydrolyzed soy protein, sugar, canola oil, sodium bicarbonate, silicon dioxide

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Lazzat

Kofta Masala Mix

Ingredients: Salt, Red Chilli, Coriander, Turmeric, Cumin, Garlic, Cardamom Large, Ginger, Cardamom small, Black Pepper, Onion Powder, Cinnamon, Clove, Bay Leaf, Nutmeg.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
435
Sugar
0g
Balaji Namkeen

Healthy Bites Masala Khakhara

Ingredients: Wheat Flour (85%), Edible Vegetable Oil (Palmolein), iodized salt, spices & condiments 2%, black pepper, cumin seeds, chili powder, carrom seeds, turmeric powder

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Blue Lotus Chai

Traditional Masala Chai

Ingredients: Naturally brewed and flash-dried black tea powder, ginger root powder, ground cardamom, ground black pepper, powdered cinnamon, cassia, ground nutmeg, ground cloves

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
67
Sugar
5g
Saffron Road

Tikka Masala Simmer Sauce

Ingredients: WATER, TOMATO PASTE, ORGANIC YOGURT (ORGANIC VIHOLE MILK, ORGANIC SKIM MILK, LIVE YOGURT CULTURES), ORGANIC CREAM, GARLIC AND CONTAIN 2% OR LESS OF: GARLIC, GINGER, SEA SALT, CANE SUGAR, SPICES NATIVE CORN STARCH, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, TURMERIC, CITRIC ACID, RED CHILI PEPPER, XANTHAN GUM. CONTAINS: MILK.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
393
Sugar
3g
Maggi

Veg Atta Masala Noodles

Ingredients: Wheat flour (atta) (85.3%), Palm oil, lodised salt, Thickeners (508, 412), Humectants (451(1), 452(i)) and Acidity regulators (501(i), 500 (i)),Mixed spices (22,5%), ("Roasted spice mix powder (6.6%) (Coriander, Turmeric, Cumin, Aniseed, Black pepper, Fenugreek, Ginger, Green cardamom, Cinnamon, Clove, Nutmeg, Bay leaf & Black cardamom), Onion powder, Garlic powder, Red chilli powder, Red chilli bib, Coriander powder, Turmeric powder, Ginger powder, Aniseed powder, Black pepper powder, Cumin powder, Cumin, fenugreek powder, Capsicum extract, Compounded asafoetida, Star anise powder, Coriander extract & Cumin extract) Dehydrated Vegetables (16.7%) (Carrot bits (8.5%) & Green peas (8.2%)), Toasted onion flakes (Onion (12.4%) & Corn oil), Refined wheat flour (Maida), Sugar, lodised salt, Toasted onion powder (Onion (5.9%) & Corn oil), Thickener (508), Palm oil, Flavour enhancer (635), Yeast extract powder, Dehyciated kasuri methi leaves Starch, Acidity regulator (330), Mineral and Wheat gluten. Contains Wheat. May contains Milk Oats and Soy.

The Good

  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
100
Sugar
7g
Burman's

Spicy Tikka Masala

Ingredients: TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), DICED TOMATOES IN TOMATO JUICE, PASTEURIZED HEAVY CREAM, SOYBEAN OIL, ONION, CORN STARCH, NON FAT MILK POWDER, CANE SUGAR, YOGURT POWDER (NON FAT MILK SOLIDS, LACTIC ACID, CULTURES, NATURAL FLAVOR), SALT, DRIED ONION, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, GARLIC 4% PUREE (GARLIC, WATER), WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, GINGER POWDER, CUMIN 1% POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, PAPRIKA POWDER, PAPRIKA 13% EXTRACT (SOY LECITHIN) FOR COLOR, 60 % Daily Value* 4% King rate 70 3% GROUND CORIANDER, DRIED CILANTRO, <ig CAYENNE PEPPER POWDER. 2% CONTAINS: MILK, SOY.

The Good

  • ● Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
396
Sugar
46g
Unknown

Masala instant chai tea latte

Ingredients: Milk Powder, Pure Cane Sugar, Black Tea Extract and Natural Spices. Allergen: Milk

The Good

  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● High Sugar Content
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Calories
10
Sugar
3g
Haldiram's

Nimbu masala

Ingredients: potatoes (41%), vegetable oil (cotton seed, corn , palmolein), chickpeas flour (6%), tepary beans flour (3%), starch (sago), rice powder, lemon powder, salt, sugar powder, tomato powder, red chilli powder, mango powder, cumin powder coriander powder, onion powder, garlic powder, acidity regulator [citric acid powder (e 330)1, colour [paprika oleoresin (e160c)] and anticalking agent [silicon dioxide (e551), contains natural and nature identical flavouring substances-lemon product of india angenehm şaeuerlich-wuerzige mischung aus kartoffel - und erbsennudeln to

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
138
Sugar
5g
Unknown

Brooklyn delhi tikka masala mild coconut cream

Ingredients: Water, onions, coconut cream, tomato paste, non-gmo canola oil, garlic, ginger, lemon juice, tamarind, cumin, brown sugar, coriander, salt, paprika, turmeric, garam masala, fenugreek leaves, ground chili peppers, asafetida

The Good

  • ● Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
374
Protein
13g
Sukhi's

Chicken Tikka Masala Samosas

Ingredients: Samosa filling: chicken, tikka sauce [tomato sauce (water, tomato paste, cane sugar, salt, vinegar, onion powder, natural flavors), butter (cream), tomato paste, ginger, cream, caramelized onions (onion, expeller pressed canola oil), water, garlic, chickpea, spices, tapioca starch, cane sugar, salt, jalapeno, curry paste (lemongrass, spices, garlic, shallot, salt, kaffir lime peel, turmeric), paprika oleoresin, cilantro, turmeric powder, xanthan gum, fenugreek leaves, lemon juice concentrate, cardamom oleoresin], potato flake, salt]. samosa crust: [wheat flour, water, expeller pressed canola oil, grape juice, rice dextrin, salt, baking powder (corn starch, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate), expeller pressed canola oil. cilantro chutney: water, cilantro, garlic, cane sugar, jalapeno, vinegar, coconut, ginger, salt, lemon juice concentrate.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
460
Protein
20g
N - Haldiram Snacks Pvt. Ltd

masala moong daal

Ingredients: Split mung bean (70%), vegetable oil (peanut, corn & cotton seed), salt, coriander powder, cumin powder, dry ginger powder, black pepper powder, mace powder, nutmeg powder, red chilli powder, cardamom powder, pomegranate powder and citric acid powder.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Contains Peanut
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Frequently Asked Questions

Are products in the Masala category always vegan?+
Not necessarily. We analyzed over 106 products in the Masala category on CakeID. While some are plant-based, many contain hidden animal ingredients like milk powder, whey, or gelatin. Always check the "Is Vegan" status on our product pages.
How does CakeID rank the best Masala?+
We rank Masala based on their nutritional value, ingredient cleanliness (fewer additives), and vegan compatibility. Products with lower sugar and simpler ingredients rank higher.
Can I find low-calorie Masala here?+
Yes! Our list highlights the nutritional details of each product. Look for the "Calories" badge on the product cards above to find low-calorie options.
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