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Is Kikkoman Instant Tofu Miso Soup Soybean Paste Soup with Tofu ultra-processed?

10 g Soups Sold in the United States

Pack of Kikkoman Instant Tofu Miso Soup Soybean Paste Soup with Tofu

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:

  • 23 ingredients
  • 5 additives

Less processed 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

DEHYDRATED RED and WHITE MISO (soybeans, rice, salt, riboflavin), maltodextrin, tofu (soybeans, calcium sulfate), dehydrated seaweed (seaweed, maltodextrin, salt), monosodium glutamate, dried bonito powder, salt, green onion, hydrolyzed soy protein, kelp, mackerel, flavor enhancers (disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate)

Additives: E101 Riboflavin , E101i Riboflavin , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate

As written on the pack

DEHYDRATED RED AND WHITE MISO (SOYBEANS, RICE, SALT, RIBOFLAVIN), MALTODEXTRIN, DEHYDRATED TOFU (SOYBEANS, CALCIUM SULFATE), DEHYDRATED SEAWEED (SEAWEED, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT), MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, DRIED BONITO POWDER (FISH), SALT, DEHYDRATED GREEN ONION, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, KELP POWDER, DRIED MACKEREL POWDER (FISH), FLAVOR ENHANCERS (DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE).

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.
  • 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.
  • E631 Disodium inosinate Disodium inosinate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
  • Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.

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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
2 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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 722 soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 652nd. 63% of the 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 722 soups, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0041390030703, last edited 19 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.