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Is Maggi Family Fun Pack ultra-processed?

560g Instant noodles Sold in the United States and India

Pack of Maggi Family Fun Pack

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
  • 6 additives

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

noodles, wheat flour, palm oil, less than 2% of salt, wheat gluten, calcium carbonate, potassium chloride, sodium polyphosphate, guar gum, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate astemaker spice packet (hydrolyzed peanut protein, noodle powder wheat flour, palm oil, less than 2% of salt, wheat gluten calcium carbonate, potassium chloride, sodium tripolyphosphate, guar gum, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, sugar, spice, onion, cornstarch, chilli, garlic, palm oil, salt, caramel color, citric acid potassium chloride, mustard seeds soy nestle consun p.o, BAG NO WECARE 1800 10.3 湯 astle, See be What ma MRPHIL ON Lot MAT SE BY, Ree letter after U Mit By (Nestle In 8)), Lic No lingue No, Fo De No, 100 Lic No, 1001

Additives: E1001 Choline salt , E150c Ammonia caramel , E412 Guar gum , E452 Polyphosphates , E452i Sodium polyphosphate , E452vi Sodium tripolyphosphate

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E150c Ammonia caramel.

As written on the pack

NOODLES (WHEAT FLOUR, PALM OIL AND LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, WHEAT GLUTEN, CALCIUM CARBONATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM POLYPHOSPHATE, GUAR GUM, SODIUM CARBONATE, POTASSIUM CARBONATE ASTEMAKER SPICE PACKET (HYDROLYZED PEANUT PROTEIN, NOODLE POWDER WHEAT FLOUR, PALM OIL AND LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, WHEAT GLUTEN CALCIUM CARBONATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, GUAR GUM, SODIUM CARBONATE, POTASSIUM CARBONATE], SUGAR, SPICE, ONION POWDER, CORNSTARCH, CHILLI POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, PALM OIL, SALT, CARAMEL COLOR, CITRIC ACID POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE AND DISODIUM INOSINATE SINGER SODIUM BICARBONATE MAY CONTAINS PEANUT AND WHEAT (GLUTEN) INGREDIENTS." CONTAIN MILK, MUSTARD SEEDS SOY NESTLE CONSUN P.O. BAG NO WECARE 1800 10.3 湯 astle. See be What ma MRPHIL ON Lot MAT SE BY - Ree letter after U Mit By: Nestle In 8) Lic No lingue No. Fo De No. 100 Lic No. 1001

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.

  • E150c Ammonia caramel Ammonia caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars with ammonia compounds.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • 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.

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.

  • Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
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 81st. 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 8901058000191, last edited 27 June 2025), 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.