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Is Immi Tom Yum Ramen (Shrimp) ultra-processed?

Instant noodle soups Sold in the United States

Pack of Immi Tom Yum Ramen (Shrimp)

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:

  • 28 ingredients
  • 5 additives

Less processed instant noodle soups

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

Pea Protein, Wheat Gluten, Food Starch Modified, Sustainable Palm Oil, Wheat Flour, Sunflower Protein, Salt, Yeast Extract, Contains Less Than 2% Of The Following, Gum Acacia, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Shiitake Mushroom, Shallot, Tomato Powder, Coconut Milk, Spices, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Potassium Chloride, Citric Acid, Turmeric (For Color), Paprika Extract (For Color), Calcium Carbonate, Maltodextrin (Coconut), Manufa Francisco CA 94107

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E170 Calcium carbonates , E170i Calcium carbonate , E330 Citric acid , E414 Acacia gum

As written on the pack

Pea Protein, Wheat Gluten, Food Starch Modified, Sustainable Palm Oil, Wheat Flour, Sunflower Seed Protein, Salt, Yeast Extract, Contains Less Than 2% Of The Following: Natural Flavor, Gum Acacia, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Shiitake Mushroom Powder, Shallot Powder, Tomato Powder, Coconut Milk, Spices, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Potassium Chloride, Citric Acid, Turmeric (For Color), Paprika Extract (For Color), Calcium Carbonate, Maltodextrin. Contains: Wheat Tree Nuts (Coconut). Manufa Francisco CA 94107

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E170 Calcium carbonates Calcium carbonate is chalk.
  • E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

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.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
2 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 37 instant noodle soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 95% of the instant noodle soups 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 37 instant noodle soups, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0850016318060, last edited 16 September 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.