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Is Maggi perisa kari ultra-processed?

79g Instant noodle soups Sold in Canada

Pack of Maggi perisa kari

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:

  • 44 ingredients
  • 12 additives

Less processed instant noodle soups

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 70%, Palm Oil, Salt, Stabilisers (Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Guar Gum, Potassium Carbonate, Sodium Carbonate), Mineral (Potassium Chloride)), aroma (Salt, Flavour Enhancer (Monosodium Glutamate), Oil (palm oil, palm stearin), Tapioca Starch, Mineral (Potassium Chloride), Sugar, Chilli, Wheat Flour, Flavour Enhancer (Yeast Extract), Maltodextrin, Garlic, Coriander, Spices, Flavourings, Flavour Enhancer (e635), Onion, Cumin, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Aniseed, Colouring (e150), Stabiliser (Guar Gum), Anticaking Agent (e551))

Additives: E150 Caramel , E330 Citric acid , E412 Guar gum , E452 Polyphosphates , E452vi Sodium tripolyphosphate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500i Sodium carbonate , E501 Potassium carbonates , E501i Potassium carbonate , E551 Silicon dioxide , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide

As written on the pack

NOODLEs [Wheat Flour (70%), Palm Oil, Salt, Stabilisers (Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Guar Gum, Potassium Carbonate, Sodium Carbonate), Mineral (Potassium Chloride)]. vegan aroma [Salt, Flavour Enhancer (Monosodium Glutamate), vegan Oil (palm oil, palm stearin ), Tapioca Starch, Mineral (Potassium Chloride), Sugar, Chilli, Wheat Flour, Flavour Enhancer (Yeast Extract), Maltodextrin, Garlic, Coriander, Spices, vegan Flavourings (Contains Soya, Wheat), Flavour Enhancer (vegan E635), Onion, Cumin, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Aniseed, Colouring (E150), Stabiliser (Guar Gum), Anticaking Agent (E551)].

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
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  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.
  • 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.
4 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.

  • Anti-caking agent Anti-caking agents are substances which reduce the tendency of individual particles of a foodstuff to adhere to one another.
  • 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 37 instant noodle soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 28th. 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 9556001128836, last edited 13 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.