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Is Indomie Mi Goreng ultra-processed?

85 g Instant noodles Sold in New Zealand and Indonesia

Pack of Indomie Mi Goreng

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:

  • 55 ingredients
  • 10 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 (Wheat flour 62%), refined palm oil (contains antioxidant 319), salt, acidity regulators (451, 501, 500), seasoning (sugar), salt, flavour enhancers (621, 631, 627), onion, artificial chicken flavour (soybean, wheat), garlic, colour (150a), white pepper, anti-caking agent (551), seasoning oil (Refined palm oil (contains antioxidant 319)), garlic, shallot SWEET SOY SAUCE sugar, water, wheat, soybean, salt, spices, sesame oil CHILLI SAUCE (Chilli), water, sugar, salt, tapioca starch, acidity regulators (260, 330), flavour enchancers (621, 631, 627), garlic flavour, preservatives (211‚223), shallot (Shallot), refined palm oil

Additives: E150a Plain caramel , E211 Sodium benzoate , E260 Acetic acid , E319 Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) , E330 Citric acid , E451 Triphosphates , E501 Potassium carbonates , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E150a Plain caramel, E451 Triphosphates, E621 Monosodium glutamate, E627 Disodium guanylate, E631 Disodium inosinate.

As written on the pack

NOODLES: Wheat flour (62%), refined palm oil (contains antioxidant 319), salt, acidity regulators (451, 501, 500) SEASONING POWDER: sugar, salt, flavour enhancers (621, 631, 627), onion, artificial chicken flavour (soybean, wheat), garlic, colour (150a), white pepper, anti-caking agent (551) SEASONING OIL: Refined palm oil (contains antioxidant 319), garlic, shallot SWEET SOY SAUCE sugar, water, wheat, soybean, salt, spices, sesame oil CHILLI SAUCE: Chilli, water, sugar, salt, tapioca starch, acidity regulators (260, 330), flavour enchancers (621, 631, 627), garlic flavour, preservatives (211,223) FRIED SHALLOT: Shallot, refined palm oil.

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.

  • E150a Plain caramel Plain caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars.
  • E451 Triphosphates 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.
  • 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.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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  • Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
5 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.

  • Anti-caking agent Anti-caking agents are substances which reduce the tendency of individual particles of a foodstuff to adhere to one another.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 242 instant noodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 182nd. 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 0089686171907, last edited 4 June 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.