Is M&S Stir Fry Singapore Noodles ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 28 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score B
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
rice noodles 84% (water, rice flour), vegetable oil (processing marker) (sunflower vegetable oil, rapeseed vegetable oil), water, glucose syrup (ultra-processing marker), vegetable oil (processing marker) (sunflower vegetable oil, rapeseed vegetable oil), ginger, coriander, spices (coriander, red chillies, cumin, turmeric, ginger, fenugreek), garlic purée, salt (processing marker), black pepper, red chilli purée, cornflour, dried garlic, dried onions, oregano
As written on the pack
cooked rice noodles (84%) (water, rice flour), vegetable oil (sunflower/ rapeseed)), water, glucose syrup (sulphites)), vegetable oil (sunflower/ rapeseed), ginger purée, coriander, ground spices (coriander, red chillies, cumin, turmeric, ginger, fenugreek), garlic purée, salt, black pepper, red chilli purée, cornflour (sulphites), dried garlic, dried onions, oregano.
What makes it ultra-processed
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.
- Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
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.
- 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 00900041, last edited 17 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 B (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.