Is Naked Thai Style Fiery Chicken Panang Egg Noodls ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 36 ingredients
- 6 additives
- Nutri-Score B
Less processed egg noodles
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
dried egg noodles (soft wheat, durum wheat semoling, egg, salt (processing marker), acidity regulator (potassium carbonate)), maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), potato coriander, cumin, black pepper, cardamon, garlic, coconut milk starch, natural flavourings (ultra-processing marker), onion, spices, chilli, ginger, powder (coconut, maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), milk proteins (ultra-processing marker), acidity regulator (tricalcium phosphate)), red pepper, green pepper, chicken, colours (ultra-processing marker) (paprika extract (ultra-processing marker), curcumin (ultra-processing marker)), salt (processing marker), including cereals containing gluten, safety (although every care has been taken to remove bone), some may remain
Additives: E100 Curcumin , E160c Paprika extract , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341iii Tricalcium phosphate , E501 Potassium carbonates , E501i Potassium carbonate
As written on the pack
dried egg noodles [soft wheat, durum wheat semoling, egg, salt, acidity regulator (potassium carbonate)], maltodextrin, potato coriander, cumin, black pepper, cardamon), garlic powder, coconut milk starch, natural flavourings, onion powder, ground spices (chilli, ginger, powder [coconut extract, maltodextrin, milk proteins, acidity regulator (tricalcium phosphate)], dried red pepper, dried green pepper, dried chicken, colours (paprika extract, curcumin), salt. allergy advice: for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. safety: although every care has been taken to remove bone, some may remain
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.
- E100 Curcumin Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
- E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
- 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.
- Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
2 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.
Among 30 egg noodles
From least to most processed, this one ranks 30th. 50% of the egg noodles here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5050665039704, 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.
- NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of B (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.