Is Knorr Fettuccine in a Savory Chicken Flavored Sauce ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 36 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
enriched macaroni product (semolina, durum flour (wheat), niacin, ferrous sulfate (iron), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin, folic acid), corn syrup, corn starch (processing marker), hydrolyzed soy protein, chicken, onion, salt (processing marker), chicken fat (with rosemary extract), red bell peppers, potassium chloride, yeast extract, parsley, garlic, paprika, turmeric, natural flavor (ultra-processing marker) (milk), chicken broth, disodium guanylate (ultra-processing marker), disodium inosinate (ultra-processing marker), spices, soybean oil (processing marker), whey (ultra-processing marker), nonfat milk, dried
Additives: E392 Extracts of rosemary , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate
As written on the pack
ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT [SEMOLINA AND DURUM FLOUR (WHEAT), NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE (IRON), THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID], CORN SYRUP*, CORN STARCH, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, CHICKEN POWDER, ONION POWDER, SALT, CHICKEN FAT (WITH ROSEMARY EXTRACT), RED BELL PEPPERS*, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, YEAST EXTRACT, PARSLEY*, GARLIC POWDER, PAPRIKA AND EXTRACT OF TURMERIC, NATURAL FLAVOR (MILK), CHICKEN BROTH*, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, SPICES, SOYBEAN OIL, WHEY, NONFAT MILK*. *DRIED
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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0041000022463, last edited 18 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.