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Is Naked Japanese Style Chicken Yakisoba ultra-processed?

Egg noodles Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Naked Japanese Style Chicken Yakisoba

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:

  • 24 ingredients
  • 4 additives

Less processed egg 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 (Soft WHEAT, Durum WHEAT Semolina EGG, Salt, Acidity Regulator (Potassium Carbonate)), Sugar, Natural Flavourings (contain WHEAT), Potato Starch, Salt, Maltodextrin, Garlic, Red Pepper, Colour (Ammonia Caramel), Spring Onion, Ground Ginger, Citric Acid, Black Pepper, BARLEY Malt Vinegar, including cereals containing gluten, Also, sources

Additives: E150c Ammonia caramel , E330 Citric acid , E501 Potassium carbonates , E501i Potassium carbonate

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

As written on the pack

Dried Egg Noodles [Soft WHEAT, Durum WHEAT Semolina EGG, Salt, Acidity Regulator (Potassium Carbonate)], Sugar, Natural Flavourings (contain WHEAT), Potato Starch, Salt, Maltodextrin, Garlic Powder, Dried Red Pepper, Colour (Ammonia Caramel), Dried Spring Onion, Ground Ginger, Citric Acid, Ground Black Pepper, BARLEY Malt Vinegar Extract. ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in BOLD. Also, may contain milk, soya, mustard and other gluten sources.

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.
  • 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.
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 30 egg noodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 29th. 50% of the egg 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 30 egg noodles, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5050665045354, last edited 27 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.