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Is Ching's chings noodles ultra-processed?

240 g e Instant noodles Sold in the United States

Pack of Ching's chings noodles

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:

  • 43 ingredients
  • 10 additives

Less processed instant 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

Noodles (Refined Wheat Flour (Maida)), Refined Palm Oil, Iodised Salt, Wheat Gluten, Thickener (e508), Stabilizer (e451), Acidity Regulator (e501i), Raising Agent (e500ii), Antioxidant (e319), Seasoning Mix (Corn Flour), Iodised Salt, Garlic, Sugar, Mixed Spices 9% (Chilli, Ginger, Pepper), Onion, Vegetables 2.4% (Carrot, Parsley), Flavour Enhancer (e635), Soy Sauce (Soybean, Wheat, Salt), Acidity Regulator (e330), Sunflower Oil, Anticaking Agent (e551), Tomato, Yeast Extract, Natural Flavouring Substances

Additives: E319 Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) , E330 Citric acid , E451 Triphosphates , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E501 Potassium carbonates , E501i Potassium carbonate , E508 Potassium chloride , E551 Silicon dioxide , E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide

As written on the pack

Noodles: Refined Wheat Flour (Maida), Refined Palm Oil, Iodised Salt, Wheat Gluten, Thickener (INS 508), Stabilizer (INS 451), Acidity Regulator (INS 501 (i)), Raising Agent (INS 500(ii)). Antioxidant (INS 319). Seasoning Mix: Corn Flour, Iodised Salt, Garlic Powder, Sugar, Mixed Spices (9%) [Chilli, Ginger, Pepper], Onion Powder, Dehydrated Vegetables (2.4%) [Carrot, Parsley], Flavour Enhancer (INS 635), Soy Sauce Powder (Soybean, Wheat, Salt), Acidity Regulator (INS 330), Sunflower Oil, Anticaking Agent (INS 551), Tomato Powder, Yeast Extract, Natural Flavouring Substances. ALLERGEN ADVICE: Contains Wheat and Soy. May contain Mustard, Milk & Celery.

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.

  • E451 Triphosphates Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • E551 Silicon dioxide A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
  • Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.

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.

  • Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
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.

  • Anti-caking agent Anti-caking agents are substances which reduce the tendency of individual particles of a foodstuff to adhere to one another.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 242 instant noodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 158th. 93% of the instant 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 242 instant noodles, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8901595963355, last edited 12 June 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.