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Is Naked Cantonese style Hoisin Duck flavour Egg Noodles ultra-processed?

78g Instant noodles Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Naked Cantonese style Hoisin Duck flavour Egg Noodles

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:

  • 43 ingredients
  • 2 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

Dried Egg Noodles 71% (Soft WHEAT, Durum WHEAT Semolina, EGG, Salt, Acidity Regulator (Potassium Carbonate), Sugar, Potato Starch, Flavourings (contain BARLEY), Soy Sauce 1.7%, Soy Sauce (Water, SOYA Beans, wheat, Salt), Maltodextrin, Salt), Dried Carrot 1.1%, Spring Onion 1.1%, Garlic, Colour (Plain Caramel), Tomato, Chinese Five Spice (Salt, Star Anise, Sugar, Onion, Garlic, Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Clove, Fennel Seed, Ginger), Maltodextrin, Ground Ginger, Onion, Salt, Acid (Citric Acid), Palm Oil

Additives: E150a Plain caramel , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Dried Egg Noodles (71%) [Soft WHEAT, Durum WHEAT Semolina, EGG, Salt, Acidity Regulator (Potassium Carbonate) Sugar, Potato Starch, Flavourings (contain BARLEY), Soy Sauce Powder (1.7%) [Soy Sauce (Water, SOYA Beans, WHEAT, Salt), Maltodextrin, Salt], Dried Carrot (1.1%), Dried Spring Onion (1.1%), Garlic Powder, Colour (Plain Caramel), Tomato Powder, Chinese Five Spice [Salt, Star Anise, Sugar, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Clove, Fennel Seed, Ginger], Maltodextrin, Ground Ginger, Onion Powder, Salt, Acid (Citric Acid), Palm Oil.

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.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • 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.
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.
  • 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 69th. 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 5050665020504, last edited 8 May 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.