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Is Lipton Chicken Noodle ultra-processed?

338 g Instant noodles Sold in Canada and France

Pack of Lipton Chicken Noodle

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Less processed instant 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

wheat noodles, salt, corn, soy protein hydrolyséee, fat chicken, corn starch, palm oil, modified, monosodium glutamate, onion powder, chicken, spice, natural flavor, guanylate disodium, inosinate disodium salt, yeast extract, persil, dried

Additives: E621 Monosodium glutamate

As written on the pack

wheat noodles , salt, dry extracts of corn syrup, soy protein hydrolyséee, fat chicken, corn starch, palm oil, modified, monosodium glutamate, onion powder, cooked chicken mechanically separated and dehydrated, spice, natural flavor, guanylate disodium, inosinate disodium salt, yeast extract, persil,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.

  • E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.

  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 242 instant noodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 35th. 93% of the instant 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 242 instant noodles, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0068400014294, last edited 8 May 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.