Is Huel Hot & Savoury - Hoisin ‘Duck’ Noodles ultra-processed?

Instant noodles Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E160d Lycopene

59 ingredients
1 additive

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

Nouilles protéinées séchées 49% (farine de blé, protéine de pois, sel), mélange d'assaisonnement hoisin 16% (sucre, oignon séché, épices (graines d'anis, gingembre moulu, cannelle moulue, poudre de piment, clou de girofle moulu), caramel ordinaire, extrait de paprika, extraits de levure, arôme naturel, ail déshydraté, correcteur d'acidité (acide citrique), huile de tournesol, sel, sauce soja (blé)), protéines texturées de pois et de féverole 9% (protéine de pois, protéine de féverole, sel), poudre d'huile de graines de lin, amidon de maïs, protéine de pois, poudre d'huile de tournesol, mélange de micronutriments (minéraux (potassium, calcium, chlorure, magnésium, zinc, iode), vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin E, vitamin A, niacine, vitamin B12, vitamin D, acide pantothénique, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, folates, lutéine, lycopène (ultra-processing marker), zéaxanthine), gluten de blé, carottes séchées 1.8%, oignons nouveaux séchés 1%

Additives: E160d Lycopene

As written on the pack

Nouilles protéinées séchées (49 %) (farine de blé, protéine de pois, sel), mélange d’assaisonnement hoisin (16 %) (sucre, oignon séché, épices [graines d’anis, gingembre moulu, cannelle moulue, poudre de piment, clou de girofle moulu], colorants : caramel ordinaire, extrait de paprika, extraits de levure, arôme naturel, ail déshydraté, correcteur d’acidité : acide citrique, huile de tournesol, sel, sauce soja [blé]), protéines texturées de pois et de féverole (9 %) (protéine de pois, protéine de féverole, sel), poudre d’huile de graines de lin, amidon de maïs, protéine de pois, poudre d’huile de tournesol, mélange de micronutriments (minéraux [potassium, calcium, chlorure, magnésium, zinc, iode], vitamines [C, K, E, A, niacine, B12, D, acide pantothénique, B6, B2, B1, folates], lutéine, lycopène, zéaxanthine), gluten de blé, carottes séchées (1,8 %), oignons nouveaux séchés (1 %).

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.

E160d Lycopene Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.

1 ingredient 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 242 instant noodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 29th. 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 5060925291971, last edited 29 September 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.
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