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Is BOL Fresh Noodles Japanese Teriyaki ultra-processed?

345g Chinese noodles Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of BOL Fresh Noodles Japanese Teriyaki

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:

  • 67 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed chinese 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

Teriyaki-Hoisin Sauce 36%, Water, Hoisin Sauce (Water, Sugar, Barley Malt Vinegar, Soya Beans, Cornflour, Salt, Tomato Paste, Garlic Purée, Spices, Rapeseed Oil, Dried Onion, Barley Malt Extract, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Garlic), Soy Sauce (Water, Soya Beans, Wheat, Salt, Alcohol, Sugar Cane Vinegar), Brown Sugar, White Miso Glaze (Water, Soya Beans, Rice Vinegar, Mirin, Rice, Sugar, Salt, Ginger, Alcohol), Cornflour, Rice Vinegar, Turmeric Noodles 36% (Water, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Turmeric, Paprika, Firming Agents (Potassium Carbonate, Sodium Carbonates), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)), Veggies 17% (Baby Corn, Edamame Beans, Black Turtle Beans), Leaf Mix 11% (Leafy Greens, Carrot, Pak Choi)

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E501 Potassium carbonates , E501i Potassium carbonate

As written on the pack

Teriyaki-Hoisin Sauce 36% (Water, Hoisin Sauce (Water, Sugar, Barley Malt Vinegar, Soya Beans, Cornflour, Salt, Tomato Paste, Garlic Purée, Spices, Rapeseed Oil, Dried Onion, Barley Malt Extract, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Garlic Powder), Soy Sauce (Water, Soya Beans, Wheat, Salt, Alcohol, Sugar Cane Vinegar), Brown Sugar, White Miso Glaze (Water, Soya Beans, Rice Vinegar, Mirin, Rice, Sugar, Salt, Ginger Purée, Alcohol), Cornflour, Rice Vinegar), Turmeric Noodles 36% (Water, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Ground Turmeric, Ground Paprika, Firming Agents (Potassium Carbonate, Sodium Carbonates), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)), Veggies 17% (Baby Corn, Edamame Beans (Soya), Black Turtle Beans), Leaf Mix 11% (Leafy Greens, Carrot, Pak Choi).

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.

  • Firming agent Firming agents keep fruit and vegetable tissue crisp or firm through processing and storage.
4 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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 24 chinese noodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 12th. 71% of the chinese 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 24 chinese noodles, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060430292104, last edited 27 March 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.