Is King POT noodle Chicken & Mushroom flavour ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 41 ingredients
- 7 additives
Less processed instant noodle soups
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Noodle mix 96% (noodles 69%, WHEAT flour, contains calcium carbonate), i niacin, thiamin, palm oil, salt (processing marker), firming agents (ultra-processing marker), potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate maltodextrin, WHEAT flour, sweetcorn, potassium chloride, monosodium glutamate (ultra-processing marker), disodium inosinate (ultra-processing marker), disodium guanylate (ultra-processing marker), flavourings (ultra-processing marker) (contai MILK), sugar (processing marker), skimmed MILK powder (processing marker), palm fat, salt (processing marker), onion powdert, yeast powder, mushrooms 0.4%, herbs (chivest, sage), potato starch (processing marker), mushroom je concentrate, citric acid, Sauce sachet 4% (Soy sauce (processing marker), water), soy sauce (processing marker) (soybeans wheat), salt (processing marker), molasses (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), acetic acid
Additives: E260 Acetic acid , E330 Citric acid , E501 Potassium carbonates , E501i Potassium carbonate , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate
As written on the pack
Noodle mix (96%): Dried noodles (69%) [WHEAT flour (contains calcium carbonate, i niacin, thiamin), palm oil, salt, firming agents (potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate maltodextrin, WHEAT flour, sweetcorn, potassium chloride, flavour enhancers (monosodium glutamate, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate), flavourings (contai MILK), sugar, skimmed MILK powder, palm fat, salt, onion powdert, yeast powder (contains WHEAT, BARLEY), mushrooms (0.4%), herbs (chivest, sage), potato starch, mushroom je concentrate, acid (citric acid). Sauce sachet (4%): Soy sauce [water, soy sauce (SOYBEANS WHEAT), salt, molasses, sugar, acid (acetic acid)].
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.
- 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.
- Firming agent Firming agents keep fruit and vegetable tissue crisp or firm through processing and storage.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
6 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.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.
- Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.
Among 37 instant noodle soups
From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 95% of the instant noodle soups here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000118203664, last edited 31 August 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.