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Is Nestle Maggi Atta Noodles ultra-processed?

Instant noodles Sold in the United States and India

Pack of Nestle Maggi Atta 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:

  • 74 ingredients
  • 8 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 (Resultant Wheat Flour (Resultant Atta)), Palm oil, lodized salt, Wheat gluten, Thickeners (508 and 412), Humectants (451 (i), 452 (i)), Acidity regulators (501 (i), 500 (i)), Tastemaker (Mixed spices 22.5%, Roasted spice mix powder 6.6%, Coriander), Turmeric, Cumin, Aniseed, Black pepper, Fenugreek, Ginger, Green cardamom, Cinnamon, Clove, Nutmeg, Bay leaf, Black cardamom, Onion, Garlic, Red chilli, Red chilli bits Coriander powder, Turmeric powder, Ginger powder, Aniseed, Black pepper powder Cumin powder, Cumin, Fenugreek, Capsicum extract, Compounded asafoetida, Star Anise, Coriander, Cumin, Vegetables 16.7% (Carrot bits 18.5%), Green peas 8.2%, onion (Onion 12.4%, Corn oil), Resultant Weat Flour (Resultant Atta), Sugar, lodized salt, onion (Onion 5.9%, Corn oil), Thickener (508), Palm oil, Flavour enhancer (635), Yeast extract powder, Starch, Dehydrated casuri methi leaves, Acidity regulator (330), Wheat gluten, Mineral

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E412 Guar gum , E451 Triphosphates , E452 Polyphosphates , E500 Sodium carbonates , E501 Potassium carbonates , E508 Potassium chloride , E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E412 Guar gum, E451 Triphosphates, E452 Polyphosphates, E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide.

As written on the pack

Noodles: Resultant Wheat Flour (Resultant Atta) (84.2%), Palm oil, lodized salt, Wheat gluten, Thickeners (508 & 412), Humectants (451 (i) & 452(i)) and Acidity regulators (501 (i) & 500 (i)). Tastemaker : Mixed spices (22.5%) (Roasted spice mix powder (6.6%) (Coriander, Turmeric, Cumin, Aniseed, Black pepper, Fenugreek, Ginger, Green cardamom, Cinnamon, Clove, Nutmeg, Bay leaf, Black cardamom), Onion powder, Garlic powder, Red chilli powder, Red chilli bits Coriander powder, Turmeric powder, Ginger powder, Aniseed powder, Black pepper powder Cumin powder, Cumin, Fenugreek powder, Capsicum extract, Compounded asafoetida, Star Anise powder, Coriander extract & Cumin extract), Dehydrated Vegetables (16.7%) (Carrot bits 18.5%), Green peas (8.2%)), Toasted onion flakes (Onion (12.4%), Corn oil), Resultant Weat Flour (Resultant Atta), Sugar, lodized salt, Toasted onion powder (Onion (5.9%), Corn oil) Thickener (508), Palm oil, Flavour enhancer (635), Yeast extract powder, Starch, Dehydrated casuri methi leaves, Acidity regulator (330), Wheat gluten and Mineral. Contains Wheat. May contains Milk, Oats and Soy.

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.

  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E451 Triphosphates Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • E452 Polyphosphates Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
  • Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.
  • Humectant Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
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  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.

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.

  • Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
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.

  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 242 instant noodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 172nd. 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 8901058005851, last edited 21 November 2025), 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.