Is Green & Sunny Pad Thai ultra-processed?

6 x 300 g Noodles Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E150c Ammonia caramel

19 ingredients
1 additive
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

Rice Noodles (Rice Noodles, Water), Vegetables (Bean Sprouts, Chinese Chives), Coconut Sugar (processing marker), Roasted Peanuts, White Radish, Tamarind Paste (Tamarind, Water), Rice Bran Oil (processing marker), Shallot, Vinegar, Sugar (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Chili, Caramel Color

Additives: E150c Ammonia caramel

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E150c Ammonia caramel.

As written on the pack

Cooked Rice Noodles (Rice Noodles, Water), Blanched Vegetables (Bean Sprouts, Chinese Chives), Coconut Sugar, Roasted Peanuts, White Radish, Tamarind Paste (Tamarind, Water), Rice Bran Oil, Shallot, Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Chili Powder, Caramel Color

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.

E150c Ammonia caramel Ammonia caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars with ammonia compounds.

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 416 noodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 133rd. 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 0860010585436, last edited 21 August 2025), 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.