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Is Maruchan Ramen Noodle Soup Shrimp Flavor ultra-processed?

3 oz Instant noodles Sold in the United States

Pack of Maruchan Ramen Noodle Soup Shrimp Flavor

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:

  • 73 ingredients
  • 5 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

enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduce iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil, CONTAINS ONE and MORE OF THE FOLLOWING (canola cottonse gredients), salt, maltodextrin, monosodium glutamate, contains less than 1% of sugar, soy sauce (wheat, soypeans, salt), hydrolyzed corn protein, hydrouter the bhq contains less than 1% of salt, potassium carbonate, soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt), sodium carbonate, sodium hexametaf hosphate, sodium tripolyphosphate, monosudumpa prolyzed soy protein, vegetables (garlic, onion, chive), spices (celery seed), caramel color, natural shrimp, lobster flavors, disodium guanylate, disodium in silicon dioxide, vegetable oil, palm yeast extract, lactose, heat, SDY, milk, lobster, and SHRIMP INGREDIENTS MANUFACTURED IN A FACILITY THAT ALSO PROCESSES SESAME PRODUCTS, contains a bioengineered food ingredient, Canchan, irv cas you mreduc simply please .s.a, USING LE STORE HEAT and DIREC WHEN CONTACTI INC, ount of sodium by flavor packet, OT COLCE AWAY FROM INCLUDE THE 0 41789 002175 www.maruchan.com ©2022 Maruchan, Inc, V2 DO NOT PURCHASE and USE IF THE PACKAGING IS OPEN, torn, and DAMAGED, Jones duuys flavoring is iully Makes two 8 oz servings, 3, Product is very hot, Allow to cool, serve and enjoy, caution (product is extremely hot, HAND CAREFULLY TO AVOID SPILLS and SEVERE BURNS, after preparation), temperature should be monitored for children unde 15 years old, product should be consu at a table with adult supervision, 9, 2 19, $

Additives: E150c Ammonia caramel , E452 Polyphosphates , E452vi Sodium tripolyphosphate , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E627 Disodium guanylate

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

As written on the pack

ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCE IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: CANOLA COTTONSE GREDIENTS: SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 1% OF SUGAR, DEHYDRATED SOY SAUCE (WHEAT, SOYPEANS, SALT), HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, HYDROUTER THE BHQ CONTAINS LESS THAN 1% OF SALT, POTASSIUM CARBONATE, SOY SAUCE (WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT), SODIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM HEXAMETAF HOSPHATE, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, MONOSUDUMPA PROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES (GARLIC, ONION, CHIVE), SPICES (CELERY SEED), CARAMEL COLOR, NATURAL SHRIMP AND LOBSTER FLAVORS, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM IN SILICON DIOXIDE (ANTI-CAKING AGENT VEGETABLE OIL (PALM YEAST EXTRACT, LACTOSE. HEAT, SDY, MILK, LOBSTER, AND SHRIMP INGREDIENTS MANUFACTURED IN A FACILITY THAT ALSO PROCESSES SESAME PRODUCTS. CONTAINS A BIOENGINEERED FOOD INGREDIENT. Canchan. IRV CAS YOU MREDUC SIMPLY PLEASE .S.A. USING LE STORE HEAT AND DIREC WHEN CONTACTI INC. OUNT OF SODIUM BY FLAVOR PACKET. OT COLCE AWAY FROM INCLUDE THE 0 41789 002175 www.maruchan.com ©2022 Maruchan, Inc./V2 DO NOT PURCHASE OR USE IF THE PACKAGING IS OPEN, TORN, OR DAMAGED. Jones duuys flavoring is iully Makes two 8 oz servings. 3. Product is very hot. Allow to cool, serve and enjoy. CAUTION: PRODUCT IS EXTREMELY HOT. HAND CAREFULLY TO AVOID SPILLS AND SEVERE BURNS. AFTER PREPARATION, TEMPERATURE SHOULD BE MONITORED FOR CHILDREN UNDE 15 YEARS OLD. PRODUCT SHOULD BE CONSU AT A TABLE WITH ADULT SUPERVISION. 9/2 19/ $

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.

  • E150c Ammonia caramel Ammonia caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars with ammonia compounds.
  • 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.
  • 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.

  • Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.
  • 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • 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 143rd. 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 0041789002175, last edited 2 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.