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Is Indo inie Noodles - Beef Flavor - 5 Pack ultra-processed?

5 x 70g Instant noodles Sold in Sweden, Germany and Serbia

Pack of Indo inie Noodles - Beef Flavor - 5 Pack

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:

  • 29 ingredients
  • 9 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

Noodles 92% (wheat flour), refined palm oil (contains antioxidant, tertiary butylhydroquinone), salt, acidity regulator (potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, polyphosphates), thickener (guar gum), vitamins, vitamin b2, riboflavin, salt, sugar flavor enhancer (monosodium glutamate), artificial beef flavor powder, yeast extract, leek, pepper, celery powder, acidity regular (citric acid), garlic, caramel, onion, chili 0.4%

Additives: E319 Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) , E330 Citric acid , E412 Guar gum , E452 Polyphosphates , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500i Sodium carbonate , E501 Potassium carbonates , E501i Potassium carbonate , E621 Monosodium glutamate

As written on the pack

Noodles (92%): WHEAT FLOUR, refined palm oil (contains antioxidant; tertiary butylhydroquinone), salt, acidity regulator (potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, polyphosphates), thickener (guar gum), vitamin b2 (riboflavin)),(7.6%) (salt, sugar flavor enhancer (monosodium glutamate), artificial beef flavor powder, yeast extract, leek, pepper powder, celery powder, acidity regular (citric acid), garlic powder, caramel, onion powder, chili powder (0,4%).

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.

  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • 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.
  • E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 242 instant noodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 84th. 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 0089686170085, last edited 25 March 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.