Is Maggi Veg Atta Masala 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:
- 73 ingredients
- 8 additives
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Wheat flour (atta), Palm oil, lodised salt, Thickeners (ultra-processing marker) (508, 412), Humectants (ultra-processing marker) (451 (1), 452 (i)), Acidity regulators (501 (i), 500 (i)), Mixed spices 22.5% ("Roasted spice mix powder 6.6% (Coriander, Turmeric, Cumin, Aniseed, Black pepper, Fenugreek, Ginger, Green cardamom, Cinnamon, Clove, Nutmeg, Bay leaf, Black cardamom), Onion, Garlic, Red chilli, Red chilli bib, Coriander, Turmeric powder, Ginger powder, Aniseed, Black pepper, Cumin, Cumin, fenugreek, Capsicum extract, Compounded asafoetida, Star anise, Coriander, Cumin), Vegetables 16.7% (Carrot bits 8.5%, Green peas 8.2%), onion (Onion 12.4%, Corn oil (processing marker)), Refined wheat flour (Maida), Sugar (processing marker), lodised salt, onion (Onion 5.9%, Corn oil (processing marker)), Thickener (ultra-processing marker) (508), Palm oil, Flavour enhancer (ultra-processing marker) (635), Yeast extract powder, Dehyciated kasuri methi leaves Starch, Acidity regulator (330), Mineral (and Wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker))
Additives: E330 Citric acid , E412 Guar gum , E451 Triphosphates , E452 Polyphosphates , E500 Sodium carbonates , E501 Potassium carbonates , E508 Potassium chloride , E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide
As written on the pack
Wheat flour (atta) (85.3%), Palm oil, lodised salt, Thickeners (508, 412), Humectants (451(1), 452(i)) and Acidity regulators (501(i), 500 (i)),Mixed spices (22,5%), ("Roasted spice mix powder (6.6%) (Coriander, Turmeric, Cumin, Aniseed, Black pepper, Fenugreek, Ginger, Green cardamom, Cinnamon, Clove, Nutmeg, Bay leaf & Black cardamom), Onion powder, Garlic powder, Red chilli powder, Red chilli bib, Coriander powder, Turmeric powder, Ginger powder, Aniseed powder, Black pepper powder, Cumin powder, Cumin, fenugreek powder, Capsicum extract, Compounded asafoetida, Star anise powder, Coriander extract & Cumin extract) Dehydrated Vegetables (16.7%) (Carrot bits (8.5%) & Green peas (8.2%)), Toasted onion flakes (Onion (12.4%) & Corn oil), Refined wheat flour (Maida), Sugar, lodised salt, Toasted onion powder (Onion (5.9%) & Corn oil), Thickener (508), Palm oil, Flavour enhancer (635), Yeast extract powder, Dehyciated kasuri methi leaves Starch, Acidity regulator (330), Mineral and Wheat gluten. Contains Wheat. May contains Milk Oats and Soy.
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.
- 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.
- E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
- Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.
- Humectant Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
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- Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
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.
2 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.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 242 instant noodles
From least to most processed, this one ranks 171st. 93% of the instant noodles here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8901058902839, last edited 28 September 2023), 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.