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Is Naked noodle soup ultra-processed?

25 g Instant noodles Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Naked noodle 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:

  • 32 ingredients
  • No 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

noodles in an asian style en flavour broth with dried ot, mushroom, cabbage, ients (noodles, durum wheat semolina), salt, gs (contain celery), potato starch, maltodextrin, garlic ground ginger, dried carrot 1.2%, onion, sugar, shroom 0.8%, mushroom extract, cabbage, e powder (soya beans, wheat, salt, maltodextrin), ground oper, coriander, barley malt vinegar, y advice, including cereals containing gluten, dients in bold, rition information (al values sumed) per 100g per serving, 381kj)

As written on the pack

noodles in an asian style en flavour broth with dried ot, mushroom and cabbage. ients: dried noodles (60%) [durum wheat semolina, salt], gs (contain celery), potato starch, maltodextrin, garlic ground ginger, dried carrot (1.2%), onion powder, sugar, shroom (0.8%), mushroom extract powder, dried cabbage, e powder [soya beans, wheat, salt, maltodextrin], ground oper, dried coriander, barley malt vinegar extract. y advice: for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, dients in bold. also may contain egg. rition information: al values sumed) per 100g per serving (225g) 381kj (

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.

  • 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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • 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 20th. 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 5050665039841, 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.