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Is Itsu chick-n ramen ultra-processed?

Instant noodles Sold in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands

Pack of Itsu chick-n ramen

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 23 ingredients
  • No 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

Hand-folded rice noodles (rice), tapioca starch, salt, Nagano Valley miso broth paste (spring water), soya beans, yeast extract, sesame paste 10%, salt, sugar, rice koji, sesame oil 4%, rice bran oil, alcohol onion powder, garlic, ginger powder, paprika, chilli, black pepper, coriander leaf, spring onion, Allera

As written on the pack

Hand-folded rice noodles: (64%) (rice, tapioca starch, salt). Nagano Valley miso broth paste: (34%) (spring water, steamed soya beans, yeast extract, sesame paste (10%), salt, sugar, rice koji, sesame oil (4%), rice bran oil, alcohol onion powder, garlic powder, ginger powder, paprika, chilli powder, black pepper, dried coriander leaf). dried spring onion. Allera

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 242 instant noodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 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 5061035300270, last edited 29 April 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.