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Is Indomie - Mi Goreng Jumbo ultra-processed?

129g Instant noodles Sold in the United States and Indonesia

Pack of Indomie - Mi Goreng Jumbo

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:

  • 46 ingredients
  • 14 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, 501, thickener, colour, seasoning (salt), sugar, 631, garlic powder, onion powder, yeast extract, artificial flavour, pepper, anticaking agent, seasoning oil (refined palm oil (contains antioxidant 319)), onion, sweet soy sauce (sugar), water, salt, wheat, soy bean, spices, sesame oil, chilli sauce (chilli), water, sugar, salt, tapioca starch, acidity regulators, herbs, 627, e631, flavours, preservatives, fried onion (onion), refined palm oil (contains antioxidant 319)

Additives: E101 Riboflavin , E211 Sodium benzoate , E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E260 Acetic acid , E319 Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) , E330 Citric acid , E412 Guar gum , E451 Triphosphates , E500 Sodium carbonates , E501 Potassium carbonates , E551 Silicon dioxide , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E101 Riboflavin, E412 Guar gum, E451 Triphosphates, E551 Silicon dioxide, E621 Monosodium glutamate, E627 Disodium guanylate.

As written on the pack

noodles : wheat flour (62%), refined palm oil (contains antioxidant 319), salt, acidity regulators (451, 501, 500), thickener (412), colour (101), seasoning powder: salt, sugar, flavour enhancers (621, 631, 627), garlic powder, onion powder, yeast extract, artificial flavour, pepper, anticaking agent (551), seasoning oil: refined palm oil (contains antioxidant 319), onion, sweet soy sauce: sugar, water, salt, wheat, soy bean, spices, sesame oil, chilli sauce: chilli, water, sugar, salt, tapioca starch, acidity regulators (260, 330), herbs, flavour enhancers (621, 627,e631), flavours, preservatives (211, 223), fried onion: onion, refined palm oil (contains antioxidant 319), allergen: contains wheat, contains sesame, contains soy

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.
  • 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.
  • E551 Silicon dioxide A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • 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.
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  • 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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a 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.
7 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 242 instant noodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 211th. 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 0089686041705, last edited 5 October 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.