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Is Maggi Curry Flavour Instant Noodles ultra-processed?

78g Instant noodles Sold in the United Kingdom, France and Norway

Pack of Maggi Curry Flavour Instant 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:

  • 43 ingredients
  • 14 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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

noodle cake (wheat flour 61%, palm oil, salt, potassium chloride, potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, guar gum, triphosphates), flavour sachet, salt, monosodium glutamate, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, calcium inosinate, spices (chilli, coriander, cumin, aniseed, turmeric, fenugreek, ginger, clove, cardamom, nutmeg), palm oil, tapioca starch, potassium chloride, sugar, wheat flour, yeast extract, maltodextrin, garlic, flavourings (with soya, wheat), onion, plain caramel, paprika extract, citric acid, guar gum, silicon dioxide

Additives: E150a Plain caramel , E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid , E412 Guar gum , E451 Triphosphates , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500i Sodium carbonate , E501 Potassium carbonates , E501i Potassium carbonate , E551 Silicon dioxide , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate , E633 Calcium inosinate

As written on the pack

noodle cake (wheat flour (61%), palm oil, salt, potassium chloride, firming agents (potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate), thickener (guar gum), humectant (triphosphates)), flavour sachet (salt, flavour enhancer (monosodium glutamate, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, calcium inosinate, spices (chilli, coriander, cumin, aniseed, turmeric, fenugreek, ginger, clove, cardamom, nutmeg) palm oil, tapioca starch, potassium chloride, sugar, wheat flour, yeast extract, maltodextrin, garlic, flavourings (with soya and wheat), onion, colours (plain caramel, paprika extract), acid (citric acid), thickener (guar gum), anti-caking agent (silicon dioxide)), may contain crustaceans , fish , milk , celery and mustard ,

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.

  • E150a Plain caramel Plain caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars.
  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E451 Triphosphates 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.
  • E551 Silicon dioxide A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
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  • 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.
  • E633 Calcium inosinate A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
  • 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 242 instant noodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 223rd. 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 9556001135957, last edited 19 March 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.