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Dried rice noodles, from least to most processed

We track 12 dried rice noodles, 17% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Rice Noodles.

What makes dried rice noodles ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (7)

  1. 1 Rice Noodles Marks & Spencers · 180 g 1
  2. 2 Organic Rice Noodles Ocean's Halo · 5.6 oz 1
  3. 3 Organic Millet & Brown Rice Ramen Lotus Foods · 850 g 1
  4. 4 Rice Noodles Asda · 250g 1
  5. 5 Rice noodles Sainsbury's · 250g 1
  6. 6 Ko-Lee Finest Rice Vermicelli Noodles Ko-Lee · 200 g 1
  7. 7 Folded rice noodles Thai taste 1

Processed food (3)

  1. 8 instant rice vermicelli noodles Mams · 225g 3
  2. 9 Rice Noodles Waitrose · 180g 3
  3. 10 Brown Rice Udon Noodles Clearspring · 200g 3

Ultra-processed food (2)

  1. 11 Chicken Pad Thai Snapdragon · 32 oz 4
  2. 12 Japanese Teriyaki Egg Noodles Naked noodle · 1 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.