Chinese noodles, from least to most processed

We track 24 chinese noodles, 71% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Tai wan noodles.

What makes chinese noodles ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of chinese noodles that contain each:

Unprocessed or minimally processed (2)

  1. 1 Tai wan noodles Jazz · 454g NOVA group 1
  2. 2 Brown Rice Noodles Asia Specialities · 200g NOVA group 1

Processed food (5)

  1. 3 Stir Fry Chilli & Coriander Noodles M&s Food · 300g NOVA group 3
  2. 4 Yakisoba Japanese-Style Stir Fried Noodles with Crisp Vegetables & Savoury Sauce Ajinomoto · 1.53 kg NOVA group 3
  3. 5 Vegetable Yakisoba Ajinomoto · 54 oz NOVA group 3
  4. 6 Medium Egg Noodles Sharwood's · 226g NOVA group 3
  5. 7 Fine Egg Noodles Sainsbury's NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (17)

  1. 8 Stir Fry Protein Noodles Morrisons · 300g NOVA group 4
  2. 9 chilli chicken ramen noodles imp Kabuto Noodles · 65g NOVA group 4
  3. 10 Chapaghetti Jjajang Noodles Nongshim · 140 g NOVA group 4
  4. 11 Hot chicken flavor ramen Noodle Master · 110g NOVA group 4
  5. 12 Fresh Noodles Japanese Teriyaki BOL · 345g NOVA group 4
  6. 13 Egg Noodles Tesco · 300g 2 servings NOVA group 4
  7. 14 Ramen Chinese stir-fry noodles Tiger Tiger · 400g NOVA group 4
  8. 15 Medium noodles Asia Specialties · 150g NOVA group 4
  9. 16 Pot Noodle Bombay Bad Boy 90g Pot Noodle · 90 g NOVA group 4
  10. 17 Malaysian Laksa Fresh Noodles BOL · 345g NOVA group 4
  11. 18 pot noodles bombay bad boy King Pot Noodle · 114 g NOVA group 4
  12. 19 Street Food Korean BBQ Style Ben's Original · 250g NOVA group 4
  13. 20 Street Food - Thai Style Stir Fry Ben's Original · 250.0 g NOVA group 4
  14. 21 Big Soba Wok Stix Chili Cup Noodles NOVA group 4
  15. 22 Soba Wok Style Nissin Foods Kft. · 90 g NOVA group 4
  16. 23 Pot Noodle Chinese-Style Sticky Rib Flavour Pot Noodle · 90 g NOVA group 4
  17. 24 Instant Noodles - Chicken Flavour Newgate - Lidl · 100 g NOVA group 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.