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Is Naked Thai Sweet Chilli Egg Noodles ultra-processed?

78 g Instant noodles Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Naked Thai Sweet Chilli 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:

  • 28 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, potassium corbonate), sugar, potato starch, flavourings, garlic powder, spring onion 1.5%, red pepper 1.4%, soy sauce, soy sauce (water, soya beans, wheat, salt), maltodextrin, salf, onion powder, ground ginger, chilli, paprika extract, citric acid, palm oil, including cereals confaining gluten, see ingredients in bold nutritic

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

dried egg noodles (71%) [soft wheat, durum wheat semolina, egg, salt, acidity regulator (potassium corbonate)], sugar, potato starch, flavourings, garlic powder, dried spring onion (1.5%), dried red pepper (1.4%), soy sauce powder [soy sauce (water, soya beans, wheat, salt), maltodextrin, salf), onion powder, ground ginger, chilli powder, colour (paprika extract), acid (citric acid), palm oil. allergy advice: for allergens, including cereals confaining gluten, see ingredients in bold nutritic

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • 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 55th. 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 5050665023741, last edited 20 August 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.