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Is Nissin 出前一丁 ultra-processed?

100 g Instant noodle soups Sold in the United Kingdom, the United States and 4 more countries

Pack of Nissin 出前一丁

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:

  • 40 ingredients
  • 16 additives

Less processed instant noodle soups

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 (wheat flour), palm oil, salt, potassium carbonate, sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium carbonate, sodium hexametaphosphate, alginic acid, sodium phosphate, guar gum, tocopherols, ascorbyl palmitate, soup base (salt), soy sauce (soybean, wheat, salt), sugar, monosodium glutamate, caramel color, autolyzed yeast extract, hydrolyzed soy protein, garlic powder, green onion, white pepper, maltodextrin, ginger powder, citric acid, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, rice oil, natural bamboo shoot flavor, seasoning oil (vegetable oil, sesame oil), rice oil, natural and artificial sesame flavor, annatto color

Additives: E150a Plain caramel , E304 Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid , E304i Ascorbyl palmitate , E330 Citric acid , E400 Alginic acid , E412 Guar gum , E452 Polyphosphates , E452i Sodium polyphosphate , E452vi Sodium tripolyphosphate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500i Sodium carbonate , E501 Potassium carbonates , E501i Potassium carbonate , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate

As written on the pack

noodles: wheat flour, palm oil, salt, potassium carbonate, sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium carbonate, sodium hexametaphosphate, alginic acid, sodium phosphate, guar gum, tocopherols, ascorbyl palmitate, soup base: salt, soy sauce powder ( soybean , wheat , salt), sugar, monosodium glutamate, caramel color, autolyzed yeast extract, hydrolyzed soy protein, garlic powder, dehydrated green onion, white pepper powder, maltodextrin, ginger powder, citric acid, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, rice oil, natural bamboo shoot flavor, seasoning oil: vegetable oil ( sesame oil, rice oil), natural and artificial sesame flavor, annatto extract color,

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.

  • E150a Plain caramel Plain caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars.
  • E400 Alginic acid A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • 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.
  • E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
  • E627 Disodium guanylate Disodium guanylate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
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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.
5 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 37 instant noodle soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 22nd. 95% of the instant noodle soups 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 37 instant noodle soups, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4897878000012, last edited 1 October 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.