Is Go noodles hot & spicy ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Flavour enhancer
- E401 Sodium alginate
- E452 Polyphosphates
- E627 Disodium guanylate
- E631 Disodium inosinate
- 37 ingredients
- 9 additives
Less processed instant noodles
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
vegetable oil (processing marker) (palm olein oil, ontains antioxidant (e319)), salt (processing marker), raising agent (sodium carbonate (e500)), polyphosphate e452 (ultra-processing marker), hydrocolloid (e401 (ultra-processing marker)), potassium carbonate (e501), seasoning additives (disodium uanylate (e627 (ultra-processing marker)), disodium inosinate (ultra-processing marker) (e631)), seasoning sachet (hydrolyzed plant protein), salt (processing marker), flavour enhancers (ultra-processing marker) (disodium guanylate (ultra-processing marker) (e627), disodium inosinate (ultra-processing marker) (e631), disodium succinate e364), sugar (processing marker), pepper, mushroom powder, caramel, coarse chilli, olsachet vegetable oil (palm olein oil, contains antioxidant (e319)), chilli
Additives: E319 Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) , E401 Sodium alginate , E452 Polyphosphates , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500i Sodium carbonate , E501 Potassium carbonates , E501i Potassium carbonate , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate
As written on the pack
noodle wheat flour contains gluten). vegetable oil (palm olein oil, ontains antioxidant (e319)), salt, raising agent (sodium carbonate (e500)), polyphosphate e452), hydrocolloid (e401), potassium carbonate (e501) and seasoning additives (disodium uanylate (e627), disodium inosinate (e631)). seasoning sachet: hydrolyzed plant protein (contains soybeans), salt, flavour enhancers (disodium guanylate (e627), disodium inosinate (e631), disodium succinate e364) sugar, pepper powder, mushroom powder, caramel powder, coarse chilli. olsachet vegetable oil (palm olein oil, contains antioxidant (e319)) and chilli powder.
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.
- E401 Sodium alginate 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.
- E452 Polyphosphates 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.
- E627 Disodium guanylate Disodium guanylate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
- E631 Disodium inosinate Disodium inosinate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
- Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.
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.
Among 242 instant noodles
From least to most processed, this one ranks 104th. 93% of the instant noodles here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5023751102125, last edited 14 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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- 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.