Is Maggi Masala Festive Pack Authentic Indian 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:
- 40 ingredients
- 8 additives
Less processed instant noodles
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Noodles (wheat flour, palm oil, salt (processing marker), wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), potassium chloride, sodium triphosphate (ultra-processing marker), potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, guar gum (ultra-processing marker)), Masala seasoning (noodle (wheat flour, palm oil, salt (processing marker), wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), potassium chloride, sodium triphosphate (ultra-processing marker), potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, guar gum (ultra-processing marker)), sugar (processing marker), spices, hydrolyzed peanut protein (salt (processing marker), peanut protein, palm oil), onion, corn starch (processing marker), red chili, garlic, salt (processing marker), palm oil, citric acid, potassium chloride, colour (ultra-processing marker), calcium stearate, disodium guanylate (ultra-processing marker), disodium inosinate (ultra-processing marker), baking soda)
Additives: E330 Citric acid , E412 Guar gum , E451 Triphosphates , E451i Pentasodium triphosphate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate
As written on the pack
Noodles (wheat flour, palm oil, salt, wheat gluten, potassium chloride, sodium triphosphate, potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, guar gum), Masala seasoning (noodle powder [wheat flour, palm oil, salt, wheat gluten, potassium chloride, sodium triphosphate, potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, guar gum], sugar, spices, hydrolyzed peanut protein [salt, peanut protein, palm oil], onion powder, corn starch, red chili powder, garlic powder, salt, palm oil, citric acid, potassium chloride, colour, calcium stearate, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, baking soda).
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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
Among 242 instant noodles
From least to most processed, this one ranks 131st. 93% of the instant noodles here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0055000490955, last edited 1 April 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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- 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.