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Is Maggi 3 Minute Instant Curry Flavour Noodles ultra-processed?

59.2g Instant noodle soups Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Maggi 3 Minute Instant Curry Flavour Noodles

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:

  • 40 ingredients
  • 9 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

noodles (wheat flour), palm oil, salt, monosodium glutamate, garlic, potassium carbonate, sodium polyphosphate, turmeric, flavour sachet (maltodextrin), curry powder 17% (turmeric, coriander, cumin, fennel, fenugreek, cayenne, ginger, cinnamon, aniseed, cardamom, garlic), hydrolysed soya protein flavour enhancer monosodium glutamate, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, sugar, spices (coriander, black pepper, ginger), vegetables (onion, leek), flavouring, garlic, citric acid, colour, ammonium caramel, sunflower oil

Additives: E150 Caramel , E330 Citric acid , E452 Polyphosphates , E452i Sodium polyphosphate , E501 Potassium carbonates , E501i Potassium carbonate , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E150 Caramel.

As written on the pack

noodles: wheat flour, palm oil, salt, flavour enhancer (monosodium glutamate), garlic, acidity regulator (potassium carbonate), stabiliser (sodium polyphosphate), turmeric, flavour sachet: maltodextrin, curry powder 17% (turmeric, coriander, cumin, fennel, fenugreek, cayenne, ginger, cinnamon, aniseed, cardamom, garlic), hydrolysed soya protein flavour enhancer monosodium glutamate, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate), sugar, spices (coriander, black pepper, ginger), vegetables (onion, leek) , flavouring, garlic, acidity regulator (citric acid) , colour (ammonium caramel, sunflower oil, may contain traces of milk, egg, celery, mustard and sesame

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.

  • E150 Caramel A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
  • E452 Polyphosphates Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • 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.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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  • 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 37 instant noodle soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 18th. 95% of the instant noodle 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 37 instant noodle soups, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7613035062771, last edited 26 July 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.