Is it ultra-processed?
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Udon, from least to most processed

We track 12 udon, 50% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Udon Noodles.

What makes udon ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (2)

  1. 1 Udon Noodles Chef's World · 200 g 1
  2. 2 Organic Udon Noodle Hakubaku 1

Processed food (4)

  1. 3 Organic Japanese Udon Clearspring 3
  2. 4 Japanese Style Wheat Noodles Yutaka · 250g 3
  3. 5 Udon Noodles Green Garden 3
  4. 6 Udon Noodles Tesco · 2 x 150 g 3

Ultra-processed food (6)

  1. 7 Thick Udon Noodles Sainsbury's · 2 x 150 g 4
  2. 8 Udon Noodles Sun Hee · 200 g 4
  3. 9 Fresh udon noodles Sun Hee · 200 g 4
  4. 10 Japanese Ramen Sautao · 540 g 4
  5. 11 Japanese-style udon soup bowl Annie Chun's · 5.9 oz 4
  6. 12 Udon Noodles Taste of · 300g 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.