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Is Mama Mi Goreng ultra-processed?

80 g Instant noodles Sold in the United Kingdom, the United States and 2 more countries

Pack of Mama Mi Goreng

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:

  • 39 ingredients
  • 10 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 (soft wheat flour 64.11%), palm oil, anti-oxidant e320, e321, modified tapioca starch, salt, sugar, e466, e500, e501, seasonings (sugar), spices, salt, soy sauce, e621, e635, oyster aroma (flavour, fish, shrimp), e150a, anti-aggregator (e551), shallot aroma, seasoning oil (sweet soy sauce, corn glucose syrup), soy sauce, molasses, caramel color, vinegar, shallot oil, garlic oil, garlic flavour, topping (dried vegetables pepper bag), chilli

Additives: E150a Plain caramel , E150c Ammonia caramel , E320 Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) , E321 Butylated hydroxytoluene , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E500 Sodium carbonates , E501 Potassium carbonates , E551 Silicon dioxide , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide

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

As written on the pack

noodles: soft wheat flour 64,11%, palm oil, anti-oxidant e320, e321), modified tapioca starch, salt, sugar, thickener (e466), acidity regulator (e500, e501) seasonings: sugar, spices, salt, soy sauce powder, flavour enhancers (e621, e635), oyster aroma (flavour, fish, shrimp), colouring (e150a), anti-aggregator (e551), shallot aroma, seasoning oil: sweet soy sauce (corn glucose syrup, soy sauce, molasses, caramel color, vinegar), shallot oil, garlic oil, garlic flavour, topping: dried vegetables pepper bag: chilli powder

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.

  • E150a Plain caramel Plain caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars.
  • E150c Ammonia caramel Ammonia caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars with ammonia compounds.
  • E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
  • 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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  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
5 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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • 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.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 242 instant noodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 196th. 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 8850987131707, last edited 6 September 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.