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Thai kua curry paste

Thai kua curry paste is an aromatic paste used to season Thai curries and other savory dishes.

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About Thai kua curry paste

Thai kua curry paste is a Thai seasoning paste associated with kua-style curries. It combines ground chillies with aromatic herbs, roots, and spices, then seasons curries, soups, stir-fries, and other savoury dishes. Recipes vary, and some versions resemble regional red curry pastes while emphasizing a different balance of aromatics or spices.

It is moist, dense, and spreadable, with a fragrant savoury character and moderate to pronounced chilli heat. Garlic, shallot, lemongrass, galangal, and dried spices may contribute pungency, citrusy notes, warmth, or earthiness. Salt, shrimp, or other seasonings can make packaged pastes taste more concentrated.

The paste commonly ranges from red to orange-brown and may be freshly pounded, blended, or commercially packaged. It is usually fried briefly in oil or simmered with coconut milk, broth, meat, seafood, or vegetables, which loosens its texture and disperses its colour and flavour.

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Thai kua curry paste nutrition & diet

Thai kua curry paste nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Sauce, not further specified

Representative nutrition benchmarkOfficial table values for a comparable food category, not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient.

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
116kcal
Protein
1.6g
Carbs
25.9g
Fat
0.4g

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Portions & preparation

Use the exact Thai kua curry paste formulation and serving because recipes and commercial products can differ in chilli, aromatics, salt, oil, and animal-derived seasonings. Distinguish the concentrated paste from the completed kua curry, whose preparation may add coconut milk, stock, meat, seafood, vegetables, or starches.

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Diet considerations

Thai kua curry paste is a blended product, so its plant ingredients do not determine finished-diet compatibility. Fish, shrimp, meat, dairy, or animal-derived stock may be present; sugar or cereal ingredients may also occur. Verify the formula, then assess the cooked curry separately because coconut milk, rice, noodles, and protein additions change the meal pattern.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Depends on the version
  • Vegetarian
    Depends on the version
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Depends on the version
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Shrimp Paste. The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative. Recipes and products can differ.
Vegetarian · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Shrimp Paste. The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet. Recipes and products can differ.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Shrimp Paste. Recorded common ingredients: Shrimp. This profile identifies shellfish, which does not meet the kosher fish criteria. Recipes and products can differ. Recipes and products can differ.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Pacific Nutrient Database 2020 — 01.1.9.3.9_98 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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