Direct-flame roasted curry roux, medium-hot: every ingredient on the label
コスモ食品 コスモ直火焼 カレー・ルー 中辛
Not a solid block but a powdery, flake-type curry roux. The wheat flour is made in Japan, and the only additive is caramel color.
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| 名称Name | カレールー（中辛） |
|---|---|
| 原材料名Ingredients | 、、、、、、、、、、、、、／、（一部に小麦・乳成分・大豆・りんご・豚肉・鶏肉を含む） |
| 内容量Net contents | 170g |
| 賞味期限Best before | 欄外下部に記載 |
| 保存方法Storage | 直射日光を避け、高温にならない所で保存してください。 |
| 製造者Manufacturer | コスモ食品株式会社 東京都大田区大森北2-4-18 大森ビル7F 製造所固有記号は賞味期限右に記載 |
Allergens: contains wheat, milk, soybean, apple, pork and chicken
| Energy エネルギー | 465kcal |
| Protein たんぱく質 | 6.7g |
| Fat 脂質 | 29.7g |
| Carbohydrate 炭水化物 | 42.7g |
| Salt equivalent 食塩相当量 | 7.4g |
Copied from the package as of the date checked. The label is shown in Japanese as printed; tap an ingredient to see its English name and role. The links in the table below lead to our Ingredients A–Z and food additive database. The nutrition facts were not in the photo, so the values below are from the Cosmo Foods official page. The package also says “レトルト品ではない” (not a retort pouch product), “乾燥剤等は入っていない” (no desiccant is included) and “開封後は冷蔵庫で保存” (store in the refrigerator after opening).
Ingredients, one by one
| On the label | Type | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 小麦粉（国内製造）wheat flour | Ingredient | Base for thickening | A roux is made by cooking wheat flour in fat. “国内製造” (made in Japan) means the flour was made in Japan; it is not the origin of the wheat itself. |
| 食用油脂edible fats and oils | Ingredient | Base of the roux and richness | The label does not say what kind of fat or oil it is. The ingredient list on the Cosmo Foods official page reads the same. |
| カレー粉curry powder | Ingredient | Aroma and heat | A powder made by mixing several kinds of spices. |
| 食塩salt | Ingredient | Saltiness | — |
| トマトペーストtomato paste | Ingredient | Umami and sourness | — |
| 砂糖sugar | Ingredient | Sweetness | — |
| チャツネchutney | Ingredient | Sweetness and sourness | A seasoning made by simmering down fruit and vegetables. |
| 発酵乳fermented milk | Ingredient | Mildness | Milk that has been fermented. The “乳成分” (milk) in the allergen labeling appears to refer to this. |
| 肉エキスmeat extract | Ingredient | Umami | An extract made by simmering meat. The label does not say which meat. Because the allergen labeling lists pork and chicken, it is thought to be a pork and chicken extract (not checked against the manufacturer's materials). |
| りんごピューレapple puree | Ingredient | Sweetness and sourness | — |
| 酵母エキスyeast extract | Ingredient | Umami | An umami ingredient taken from yeast. In Japanese labeling it is treated as a food (ingredient), not an additive, and is written before the “/”. It is different from the additive “調味料（アミノ酸等）” (seasoning, amino acids, etc.). |
| おろし玉ねぎgrated onion | Ingredient | Sweetness and umami | — |
| カレーペーストcurry paste | Ingredient | Curry flavor | The label does not show what is in it. |
| おろしにんにくgrated garlic | Ingredient | Aroma | — |
| カラメル色素caramel color | Food additive | Adds color (coloring) | A brown coloring made by heating sugar and the like. There are 4 types (I to IV) depending on how it is made, but Japanese labeling says only “カラメル色素”, so the label does not show which one is used. |
Not found in the ingredient list
This is not the maker's “not used” claim. These are things often seen in similar products that we checked are not written in this product's ingredient list. Additives carried over from ingredients may not be declared, so this does not mean they are absent (about additives not written on labels).
Next to a typical product
小麦粉（国内製造）、食用油脂、カレー粉、食塩、トマトペースト、砂糖、チャツネ、発酵乳、肉エキス、りんごピューレ、酵母エキス、おろし玉ねぎ、カレーペースト、おろしにんにく／カラメル色素、（一部に小麦・乳成分・大豆・りんご・豚肉・鶏肉を含む）
食用油脂（牛脂豚脂混合油（国内製造）、パーム油）、小麦粉、砂糖、食塩、でんぷん、カレーパウダー、全粉乳、脱脂大豆、クリーミングパウダー、はちみつ、酵母エキス、玉ねぎエキス、ローストオニオンパウダー、トマトパウダー、オニオンパウダー、バナナペースト、ポークエキス、粉乳小麦粉ルウ、脱脂粉乳、りんごペースト、香辛料、ガーリックパウダー、しょう油加工品、トマトエキス、チーズパウダー、ローストガーリックパウダー、ホエイパウダー、粉末油脂／着色料（カラメル、パプリカ色素）、調味料（アミノ酸等）、乳化剤、香料、酸味料、香辛料抽出物
This is the ingredient list from the House Foods official page (checked 2026-09-29). The additives are shown in red. Some solid roux use emulsifiers and the like.
Good points and concerns
+Good points
- The only additive is caramel color
- “調味料（アミノ酸等）”, “乳化剤”, “香料” and “酸味料” do not appear in the ingredient list
- Because it is a powdery flake type, you can measure out only what you need (the package has a keema curry recipe)
−Concerns
- It contains caramel color (coloring). The label does not show which of the 4 types it is
- The kind of edible fat or oil is not given on the label or the official page
- ¥432 for 170 g (about ¥254 per 100 g). It must be refrigerated after opening
Related articles
Sources
- Cosmo Naobiyaki Curry Roux, medium-hot | Cosmo Foods Co., Ltd.
- Cosmo Naobiyaki Curry Roux, medium-hot, 170 g | Cosmo Foods online store
- 230 g Vermont Curry (medium-hot) | House Foods product catalog
- Label on the back of the package (checked 2026-09-29)
This page is a translation of our Japanese page; if they differ, the Japanese page is the reference.
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