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Is Itsu Crystal Noodles Sweet Soy Glaze ultra-processed?

73 g Instant noodles Sold in the United Kingdom

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:

  • 33 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

Crystal noodles 55% (pea starch, water, mung bean starch), broth paste 44%, soy sauce 40%, water, soya beans, wheat, salt, alcohol, mirin, fermented rice, water, maltose, alcohol, water, yeast extract, sugar, dashi stock powder, salt, maltose, dried bonito powder, protein hydrolysate (wheat), yeast extract powder, kombu powderl, reduced sodium salt (potassium chloride, salt, cayenne pepper), leek, including cereals containing gluten

As written on the pack

Crystal noodles (55%) (pea starch, water, mung bean starch), broth paste (44%) (soy sauce (40%) (water, soya beans, wheat, salt, alcohol], mirin (fermented rice, water, maltose, alcohol], water, yeast extract, sugar, dashi stock powder (salt, maltose, dried bonito powder (fish), protein hydrolysate (wheat), yeast extract powder, kombu powderl, reduced sodium salt (potassium chloride, salt, cayenne pepper), leek. Allergy advice: for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold.

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 242 instant noodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 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 5060960661586, last edited 27 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • 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.