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Is BOL Posh Noodles Korean Sweet Chilli Ramen ultra-processed?

Noodles Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of BOL Posh Noodles Korean Sweet Chilli Ramen

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:

  • 65 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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

Sweet Chilli Sauce (Water, Carrots, Rapeseed Oil, Brown Sugar, Tomato Paste, Rice Vinegar, Lime Juice, Gochujang Style Paste (Glucose Syrup, Red Bell Pepper, Salt, Tomato Paste, Ground Cayenne Chilli, Water), Soy Sauce (Water, Soya Beans, Wheat, Salt, Alcohol, Sugar Cane Vinegar), Coriander, Cornflour, Dried Onion, Garlic Purée, Vegetable Bouillon (Salt, Yeast Extract Powder, Sugar, Dried Onion, Potato Starch, Celery Seed, Yeast, Flavouring), Lime Leaves, Colour (Paprika Extract)), Turmeric Noodles 38% (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)), Leaf Mix 12% (Red Cabbage, Kale, Pak Choi), Chickpeas 8%, Rapeseed Oil, Coriander, Smoked Paprika, Garlic Purée, Black Pepper

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E170 Calcium carbonates , E170i Calcium carbonate , E330 Citric acid , E501 Potassium carbonates , E501i Potassium carbonate

As written on the pack

Sweet Chilli Sauce (Water, Carrots, Rapeseed Oil, Brown Sugar, Tomato Paste, Rice Vinegar, Lime Juice, Gochujang Style Paste (Glucose Syrup, Concentrated Red Bell Pepper Juice, Salt, Tomato Paste, Ground Cayenne Chilli, Water), Soy Sauce (Water, Soya Beans, Wheat, Salt, Alcohol, Sugar Cane Vinegar), Coriander, Cornflour, Dried Onion, Garlic Purée, Vegetable Bouillon Powder (Salt, Yeast Extract Powder, Sugar, Dried Onion, Potato Starch, Celery Seed, Dried Yeast, Flavouring), Lime Leaves, Colour: Paprika Extract), Turmeric Noodles (38%) (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), Leaf Mix (12%) (Red Cabbage, Kale, Pak Choi), Chickpeas (8%), Rapeseed Oil, Coriander, Smoked Paprika Powder, Roasted Garlic Purée, Black 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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E170 Calcium carbonates Calcium carbonate is chalk.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Firming agent Firming agents keep fruit and vegetable tissue crisp or firm through processing and storage.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.
5 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 416 noodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 306th. 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 5060430292067, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.