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Is Nissin Soba Wok Style Chilli ultra-processed?

1 pack Instant noodles Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Nissin Soba Wok Style Chilli

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
  • 6 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

WHEAT flour, palm oil, salt, sodium carbonates, potassium carbonates, st (triphosphates), guar gum, oxidant (tocopherol-rich extract Seasoning sauce, sugar, water, dextrose, rapeseed oil, monosodium glutamate, 5-ribonucleotides, vinegar, soy sauce (water, soybean, salt, wheat), molasses, caramel), salt, spices, hydrolysed maize protein, tomato powder, flavourings, acidity regulator chilli powder (in the product 0.1%), leek

Additives: E150 Caramel , E412 Guar gum , E451 Triphosphates , E500 Sodium carbonates , E501 Potassium carbonates , E621 Monosodium glutamate

As written on the pack

WHEAT flour, palm oil, salt, acidity regulators (sodium carbonates, potassium carbonates), st (triphosphates), thickener (guar gum), an oxidant (tocopherol-rich extract Seasoning sauce [sugar, water, dextrose, rapeseed oil, flavour enhancers (monosodium glutamate, 5-ribonucleotides), vinegar, soy sauce (water, SOYBEAN, salt, WHEAT), molasses, colour caramel), salt, spices, hydrolysed maize protein, tomato powder, flavourings, acidity regulator chilli powder (0.1% in the product)), leek. May also contain celery, crustaceans, fish mustard and sesame

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.

  • E150 Caramel A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
  • 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.
  • E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
  • 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.

  • Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • 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 146th. 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 5997523329037, last edited 6 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.