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Is 15001022 Nongshim Shin Noodle ultra-processed?

114g Noodles Sold in the United Kingdom, Finland and 3 more countries

Pack of 15001022 Nongshim Shin Noodle

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 46 ingredients
  • 8 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed noodles

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

wheat flour, potato starch, palm oil, salt, seasoning (hydrolyzed vegetable proteins, yeast extract, e627, e631), e501, e500, e339, tocopherol (e306, e322), green tea extract (oligosaccharides, tea catechin), e101, seasoning (seasoning, hydrolyzed vegetable proteins), maltodextrin, yeast extract, salt, radish, spices (maitodextrin, glucose, black pepper, red pepper, salt, chili), salt, sugar, mushrooms, glucose, exheights (e627), e631, potato starch, folcons (mushrooms), carrot, green onion, red pepper

Additives: E101 Riboflavin , E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E322 Lecithins , E339 Sodium phosphates , E500 Sodium carbonates , E501 Potassium carbonates , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate

As written on the pack

wheat flour (australia), potato starch, palm oil, salt, seasoning (hydrolyzed vegetable proteins (soy), yeast extract, flavor enhancers: e627, e631), acidity regulator: e501, e500, e339, tocopherol liquid (antioxidant: e306, emulsifier: e322 (contains soy)), green tea extract (oligosaccharides, tea catechin), color: e101, seasoning: seasoning (hydrolyzed vegetable proteins (soy), maltodextrin, yeast extract, salt, radish, spices (maitodextrin, glucose, black pepper, red pepper, salt, chili extract), salt, sugar, mushrooms, glucose, exheights: e627, e631, potato starch, folcons: mushrooms, carrot, green onion, red pepper,

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E101 Riboflavin Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • E627 Disodium guanylate Disodium guanylate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
  • E631 Disodium inosinate Disodium inosinate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
3 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 416 noodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 315th. 73% of the noodles here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 416 noodles, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8801043025256, last edited 21 September 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.