Is Lotus Foods Jade Pearl Rice Ramen ultra-processed?

80g Noodles Sold in the United States

Pack of Lotus Foods Jade Pearl Rice Ramen

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 17 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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

ramen (brown, white rice flours), bamboo, soup pack (white miso powder, soybeans, rice), salt (processing marker), salt (processing marker), soybean, white onion, tamari (processing marker) (soybeans, sea salt (processing marker)), dried wakame seaweed, parsley

As written on the pack

ramen: *brown and *white rice flours, bamboo extract, soup pack: white miso powder (cultured soybeans and rice, salt), salt, soybean powder, white onion powder, tamari powder (soybeans, sea salt), dried wakame seaweed, dried parsley,

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

Culinary ingredients

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 416 noodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 72nd. 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 0708953601021, last edited 4 June 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.