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Is Knorr chicken flavor fried rice ultra-processed?

65 g Rice dishes Sold in the United States

Pack of Knorr chicken flavor fried rice

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:

  • 51 ingredients
  • 2 additives

Less processed rice dishes

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

parboiled long grain rice (rice, niacin, ferric orthophosphate (iron), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), folic acid), vermicelli (wheat, durum flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate (iron), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin, folic acid), vegetables (carrots, green peas, onions), hydrolyzed soy protein, maltodextrin (corn), sugar, soy sauce (soybeans, wheat, salt), sesame oil, chicken (with rosemary extract to protect quality), salt, autolyzed yeast extract, potassium chloride, chicken broth, chicken fat, ginger, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, natural flavor (milk), rice vinegar, garlic powder, whey, nonfat milk, turmeric (color), onion powder, egg yolk

Additives: E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate

As written on the pack

ENRICHED PARBOILED LONG GRAIN RICE [RICE, NIACIN, FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE (IRON), THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), FOLIC ACID], ENRICHED VERMICELLI [WHEAT AND DURUM FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE (IRON), THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID], VEGETABLES* (CARROTS, GREEN PEAS, ONIONS), HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, MALTODEXTRIN (CORN), SUGAR, SOY SAUCE* (FERMENTED SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT), SESAME OIL, CHICKEN POWDER (WITH ROSEMARY EXTRACT TO PROTECT QUALITY), SALT, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, CHICKEN BROTH*, CHICKEN FAT*, GINGER*, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, NATURAL FLAVOR (MILK), RICE VINEGAR*, GARLIC POWDER, WHEY, NONFAT MILK*, EXTRACT OF TURMERIC (COLOR), ONION POWDER, EGG YOLK*.

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.

  • 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.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • 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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
  • Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
5 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 192 rice dishes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 180th. 71% of the rice dishes 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 192 rice dishes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0041000022739, last edited 5 September 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.