Is Indomie Mi Goreng Fry Noodles ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Flavouring
- E101 Riboflavin
- E412 Guar gum
- E452 Polyphosphates
- E621 Monosodium glutamate
- E627 Disodium guanylate
- and 1 more
- 35 ingredients
- 9 additives
Less processed instant noodles
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
pasta 82.5% (wheat flour), refined palm oil (refined palm oil, e319), salt (processing marker), e452 (ultra-processing marker), e501, e500, e412 (ultra-processing marker), e101 (ultra-processing marker), seasoning oil (refined palm oil, refined palm oil), e319, onions, condiment 5% (sugar (processing marker)), salt (processing marker), e621 (ultra-processing marker), e631 (ultra-processing marker), e627 (ultra-processing marker), garlic powder, flavouring (ultra-processing marker), yeast extract, pepper, sweet soy sauce (processing marker) 4.8% (sugar (processing marker)), water, salt (processing marker), wheat, soybeans, seasoning, sesame oil (processing marker), chili powder 0.4%
Additives: E101 Riboflavin , E319 Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) , E412 Guar gum , E452 Polyphosphates , E500 Sodium carbonates , E501 Potassium carbonates , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate
As written on the pack
pasta 82.5%: wheat flour, refined palm oil (refined palm oil, antioxidant e319), salt, acidity regulators: e452, e501, e500, thickener: e412, colouring: e101, seasoning oil: refined palm oil (refined palm oil, e319), onions, condiment powder 5%: sugar, salt, flavour enhancers: e621, e631, e627, garlic powder, flavouring, yeast extract, pepper powder, sweet soy sauce 4.8%: sugar, water, salt, wheat, soybeans, seasoning, sesame oil, 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.
- E101 Riboflavin 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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- 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.
- Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
- 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.
- Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.
Among 242 instant noodles
From least to most processed, this one ranks 154th. 93% of the instant noodles here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8994963002800, last edited 31 May 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.