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Is Itsuki Kyushu Pork Ramen ultra-processed?

174g Instant noodle soups Sold in the United Kingdom, Belgium and Germany

Pack of Itsuki Kyushu Pork Ramen

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:

  • 27 ingredients
  • 4 additives

Less processed instant noodle soups

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

noodle (wheat flour, salt, sodium carbonate), soup base (salt, hydrolyzed protein, sugar, OIL (palm, dextrin, starch sodium octenyl succinate), yeast extract, soy milk, soy sauce (soybean, wheat, salt, soybean, dextrin), garlic, cabbage, onion, NATURAL and ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, spices, spice extract, silicon dioxide)

Additives: E1400 Dextrin , E1450 Starch sodium octenyl succinate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500i Sodium carbonate

As written on the pack

NOODLE (WHEAT FLOUR, SALT, SODIUM CARBONATE). SOUP BASE (SALT, HYDROLYZED PROTEIN, SUGAR,POWDERED OIL (PALM, DEXTRIN,STARCH SODIUM OCTENYL SUCCINATE), YEAST EXTRACT,POWDERED SOY MILK,SOY SAUCE POWDER (DEFATTED SOYBEAN,WHEAT, SALT,SOYBEAN, DEXTRIN), GARLIC POWDER, CABBAGE EXTRACT POWDER, ONION POWDER, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SPICES,SPICE EXTRACT, SILICON DIOXIDE).

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.

  • E1400 Dextrin Dextrin is starch partly broken down by heat or acid, used as a thickener, binder and coating.
  • E1450 Starch sodium octenyl succinate 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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Hydrolysed proteins An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
  • Soy preparation An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
3 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 37 instant noodle soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 7th. 95% of the instant noodle soups 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 37 instant noodle soups, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4901726014967, last edited 26 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.