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Is Itsu Rice noodles chick-n ramen ultra-processed?

64g Instant noodles Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Itsu Rice noodles 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:

  • 25 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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

Rice noodles 62% (rice, tapioca starch, salt, broth paste 36% (soybean paste, water, soya beans, rice, salt), water, sesame paste 10%, yeast extract, sesame oil 6%, sugar, rice bran oil, salt, alcohol, onion, paprika powder, garlic, chilli, ginger powder, black pepper), spring onion

As written on the pack

Rice noodles (62%) (rice, tapioca starch, salt, broth paste (36%) (soybean paste [water, soya beans, rice, salt), water, sesame paste (10%), yeast extract, sesame oil (6%), sugar, rice bran oil, salt, alcohol, onion powder, paprika powder, garlic powder, chilli powder, ginger powder, black pepper), dried spring onion. Allergy advice: for allergens, see ingredients in bold. May contain celery and mustard.

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 11th. 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 5060262489741, 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.
  • 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.