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Is Lipton Extra Noodle Soup Mix with Real Chicken Flavor Broth ultra-processed?

Dehydrated soups Sold in the United States

Pack of Lipton Extra Noodle Soup Mix with Real Chicken Flavor Broth

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:

  • 29 ingredients
  • 3 additives

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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 flour, maltodextrin, salt, egg, corn syrup solids, chicken fat, monosodium glutamate, chicken, hydrolyzed soy protein, cornstarch, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, natural flavors, yeast extract, parsley, chicken broth, turmeric, spices, hydrolyzed corn protein, hydrolyzed wheat protein, vitamins, minerals (niacin), ferrous sulfate (iron), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin, folic acid

Additives: E621 Monosodium glutamate , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate

As written on the pack

wheat flour, maltodextrin, salt, egg, corn syrup solids, chicken fat, monosodium glutamate, chicken powder, hydrolyzed soy protein, cornstarch, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, natural flavors, yeast extract, parsley, chicken broth, turmeric, spices, hydrolyzed corn protein, hydrolyzed wheat protein, vitamins and minerals: niacin, ferrous sulfate (iron). thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic 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.
  • 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.
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 55 dehydrated soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 29th. 84% of the dehydrated soups 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 55 dehydrated soups, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0041000003011, last edited 19 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.