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Is Mama Instant Whole Grain Rice Vermicelli ultra-processed?

225g / 5 pieces Rice vermicelli Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Mama Instant Whole Grain Rice Vermicelli

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 4 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed rice vermicelli

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

rice 60%, Rice 20%, Rice bran 15%, Tapioca starch 5%

As written on the pack

Whole grain rice 60%, Rice 20%, Rice bran 15%, Tapioca starch 5%

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 17 rice vermicelli

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 24% of the rice vermicelli 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 17 rice vermicelli, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 3827876000142, last edited 27 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.