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Is Eldorado Snabbnudlar ultra-processed?

65g Instant noodles Sold in Sweden

Pack of Eldorado Snabbnudlar

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:

  • 26 ingredients
  • 5 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

Nudlar 89% (vetemjöl, solrosolja 21%, salt, bakpulver (e501, e500)), kryddblandning 11% (salt, socker, smakförstärkare (e621, e635), arom, morot, protein, lök, vitlöks, salladslök, svart-peppar, gurkmeja, antioxidationsmedel (e300), rapsolja), av förpackningen, F P Sa NA PER Ener Fett varav Kolhydr varav so

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E500 Sodium carbonates , E501 Potassium carbonates , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide

As written on the pack

Nudlar 89% (vetemjöl, solrosolja 21%, salt, bakpulver (E501, E500)), kryddblandning 11% (salt, socker, smakförstärkare (E621, E635), arom, morot, hydrolyserat vegetabiliskt protein, lökpulver, vitlökspulver, salladslök, svart - peppar, gurkmeja, antioxidationsmedel (E300), rapsolja). Kan innehålla spår av kräftdjur, soja, mjölk, selleri och senap. Ursprung vetemjöl: Litauen. av förpackningen. F P Sa NA PER Ener Fett varav Kolhydr varav so

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.

  • E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
  • 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.

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.

  • Protein An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 242 instant noodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 93rd. 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 7340083481871, last edited 2 April 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.