Is Mamee Ghost Pepper Spicy Chicken (Dry Black Noodles) ultra-processed?

80g Instant noodles Sold in Sweden, Malaysia and 2 more countries

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Maltodextrin
E412 Guar gum
E414 Acacia gum
E415 Xanthan gum
E452 Polyphosphates
and 5 more

63 ingredients
13 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

MingrEDIENTS (noodle), Wheat Flour, Palm Oil, Contains Antioxidant (e321 lapioca Starch, Potato Starch (processing marker), Cocoa Powder St Contrated Vegetable Juice (Carrot, Maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), Citric Acid), Sodium Pol phosphate (e452i (ultra-processing marker)), Potassium Carbonate Em Ga, e412 (ultra-processing marker)), seasoning sauce (Water), Sugar (processing marker), Spices (Garlic, Chil Powder), Flavouring Substances Chicken Favor a difical Pavouring, Gum Arabic (ultra-processing marker) (e414), Meat Flavour (ultra-processing marker), Seme Oil, Monosodium Glutamate (ultra-processing marker) (e621), Disodin tie Sugar, Salt (processing marker), Starches (processing marker), Palm Oil, Yeast Extract, Silicon Dioxide, e551 Disodium 5-Guanylate (e627 (ultra-processing marker)), Disodium S-cosme te (e627 (ultra-processing marker)), Disodium 5'-Inosinate (e631 (ultra-processing marker)), Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein, Korean Hot Sauce (Starch Syrup, Water Red t Gartic, Onion, Yeast Extract, Xanthan Gum (ultra-processing marker) (e415)), Yeast Extra, Chicken Fat Salt, Glycine (ultra-processing marker) (e640), Maltodextrin Che (E30), Guar Gum (ultra-processing marker) (e412), Sucralose (ultra-processing marker) (e955), thants, peanuts, Celery, Mustard, Molluscs

Additives: E321 Butylated hydroxytoluene , E330 Citric acid , E412 Guar gum , E414 Acacia gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E452 Polyphosphates , E452i Sodium polyphosphate , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate , E640 Glycine and its sodium salt , E640i Glycine , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

MingrEDIENTS: NOODLE: Wheat Flour, Palm Oil Contains Antioxidant (E321 lapioca Starch, Potato Starch, Cocoa Powder St Contrated Vegetable Juice (Carrot, Maltodextrin, Citric Acid), Sodium Pol phosphate (E452i), Potassium Carbonate Em Ga - E412) SEASONING SAUCE: Water, Sugar, Spices (Garlic Powder, Chil Powder), Flavouring Substances Chicken Favor a difical Pavouring, Gum Arabic (E414)), Roasted Meat Flavour, Seme Oil), Monosodium Glutamate (E621) Disodin tie Sugar, Salt, Starches, Palm Oil, Yeast Extract, Silicon Dioxide (E551 Disodium 5-Guanylate (E627), Disodium S-cosme te (E627), Disodium 5'-Inosinate (E631), Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein, Korean Hot Sauce [Starch Syrup, Water Red t Gartic, Onion, Yeast Extract, Xanthan Gum (E415)], Yeast Extra, Chicken Fat Salt, Glycine (E640) Maltodextrin Che (E30), Guar Gum (E412), Sucralose (E955). CONTAINS: Gluten, Soybean, Sesame. MAY CONTAIN TRACES: Crustaceans, fish, thants, peanuts. Celery, Mustard, Molluscs.

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.
E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
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.
E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
E627 Disodium guanylate Disodium guanylate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.

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E631 Disodium inosinate Disodium inosinate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
E640 Glycine and its sodium salt A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
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.

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.

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 242 instant noodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 222nd. 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 9555022306698, last edited 2 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.
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