Is Knorr Fried Noodles - Vegetables ultra-processed?

125 g Noodles Sold in Sweden

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E160c Paprika extract

25 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score C

Less processed noodles

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

Nudlar 81% (vetemjöl, durumvetemjöl, ÄGG, salt (processing marker), bakpulver), socker (processing marker), arom (ultra-processing marker), morötter 1.7%, lök, salt (processing marker), purjolök! 1.3%, örter (bland annat korianderblad"), rismjöl, jästextrakt, rod paprika 0.8%, ingefära 0.8%, vitlök, ärtor 0.4%, galangarot, cayennepeppar, paprikaoleoresin (ultra-processing marker), persiljerot, ran hållbart jordbruk

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Nudlar (VETEMJÖL, DURUMVETEMJÖL, ÄGG, salt, bakpulver) 81 %, socker, arom, morötter 1,7%, lök, salt, purjolök! 1,3 %, örter (bl.a. korianderblad"), rismjöl, jästextrakt, rod paprika 0,8%, ingefära 0,8 %, vitlök, ärtor ¹ 0,4%, galangarot, cayennepeppar, paprikaoleoresin, persiljerot. Kan innehålla selleri, mjölk, senap, soja och andra spannmål som innehåller gluten ran hållbart jordbruk.

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.

E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 416 noodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 166th. 73% of the noodles 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 416 noodles, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8720182458537, last edited 2 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.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.