Is BOL Malaysian Laksa Fresh Noodles ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 71 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score A
Less processed chinese noodles
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Malay Style Curry Sauce, Water, Coconut Milk, Mango Chutney (Mango, Sugar (processing marker), Spirit Vinegar, Glucose Syrup (ultra-processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Spices (Paprika, Cardamom, Coriander, Cumin), Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Spices (Turmeric, Coriander, Cumin, Fenugreek, Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Cardamom, Chilli, Fennel Seed, Cloves), Lime Juice, Garlic Purée, Ginger, Brown Sugar (processing marker), Dried Onion, Salt (processing marker)), Veggies 28% (Leafy Greens, Red Cabbage, Carrot, White Cabbage), Turmeric Noodles 26% (Water, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Rapeseed Oil, Salt (processing marker), Turmeric, Paprika, Firming Agents (ultra-processing marker) (Potassium Carbonate), Sodium Carbonates, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)), Edamame Beans, Black Turtle Beans, Spicy Chickpeas (Chickpeas, Rapeseed Oil, Dried Onion, Cayenne Pepper, Smoked Paprika, Salt (processing marker), Yeast, Cumin, Black Pepper, Oregano), Ginger, Lemongrass, Lime Leaves
Additives: E330 Citric acid , E501 Potassium carbonates , E501i Potassium carbonate
As written on the pack
Malay Style Curry Sauce (Water, Coconut Milk, Mango Chutney (Mango, Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Glucose Syrup, Salt, Ground Spices (Paprika, Cardamom, Coriander, Cumin), Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Ground Spices (Turmeric, Coriander, Cumin, Fenugreek, Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Cardamom, Chilli, Fennel Seed, Cloves), Lime Juice, Garlic Purée, Ginger Purée, Brown Sugar, Dried Onion, Salt), Veggies (28%) (Leafy Greens, Red Cabbage, Carrot, White Cabbage), Turmeric Noodles (26%) (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), Edamame Beans (Soya), Black Turtle Beans, Spicy Chickpeas (Chickpeas, Rapeseed Oil, Dried Onion, Ground Cayenne Pepper, Ground Smoked Paprika, Salt, Dried Yeast Extract, Ground Roasted Cumin, Black Pepper, Oregano), Ginger Purée, Lemongrass, Lime Leaves.
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.
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.
- Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
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.
Among 24 chinese noodles
From least to most processed, this one ranks 17th. 71% of the chinese noodles here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060430292142, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.