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Is Marukome Instant miso soup ultra-processed?

8x19g Dehydrated soups Sold in Ireland and France

Pack of Marukome Instant miso soup

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:

  • 34 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Less processed dehydrated soups

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

pâte de soja assaisonnée (pâte de soja (EAU, graines de soja, riz sel), EAU, alcool ethylique, sucre, protéine de soja hydrolisee, poudre d'extrait de levure (extrait de levure, dextrine), SEL, extrait d'oignon, extrait de varech (varech, SEL, sirop de glucose), poudre d' extrait de champignon shiitake (extrait de champignon shiitake, dextrine)), garniture (tofu deshydrate 3% (graines de soja, amidon, glucose, sirop de glucose maltose, AFFERMISSANT e516), algues wakame séchées 2.5% (algue wakame, SEL), giboule séchée (ciboule, glucose))

Additives: E516 Calcium sulphate

As written on the pack

PÂTE DE SOJA ASSAISONNÉE (PÂTE DE SOJA (EAU, GRAINES DE SOJA. RIZ SEL), EAU, ALCOOL ETHYLIQUE, SUCRE, PROTÉINE DE SOJA HYDROLISEE. POUDRE D'EXTRAIT DE LEVURE (EXTRAIT DE LEVURE, DEXTRINE), SEL, EXTRAIT D'OIGNON, EXTRAIT DE VARECH (VARECH, SEL, SIROP DE GLUCOSE), POUDRE D' EXTRAIT DE CHAMPIGNON SHIITAKE (EXTRAIT DE CHAMPIGNON SHIITAKE, DEXTRINE)), GARNITURE (TOFU DESHYDRATE (3%) (GRAINES DE SOJA, AMIDON, GLUCOSE, SIROP DE GLUCOSE MALTOSE, AFFERMISSANT E516), ALGUES WAKAME SÉCHÉES (2.5%) (ALGUE WAKAME, SEL) GIBOULE SÉCHÉE (CIBOULE, GLUCOSE)).

What makes it ultra-processed

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.
1 ingredient 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 55 dehydrated soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 12th. 84% of the dehydrated soups 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 55 dehydrated soups, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0886518000936, last edited 26 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.