Is Nissin Top Ramen Chili Flavor ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Colour
- Flavouring
- Maltodextrin
- E150c Ammonia caramel
- E401 Sodium alginate
- E452 Polyphosphates
- and 1 more
- 36 ingredients
- 8 additives
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), palm oil, salt (processing marker), contains less than 2% of caramel color, citric acid, red chili pepper, disodium guanylate (ultra-processing marker), disodium nosinate, disodium succinate, leek, garlic powder hydrolyzed corn protein, maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), onion powder, potassium carbonate, silicon dioxide, sodium alginate (ultra-processing marker), sodium carbonate, sodium tripolyphosphate (ultra-processing marker), soybean, spice, color (ultra-processing marker), sugar (processing marker), tbhq (preservative (processing marker)), tomato powder, wheat, son foods, CO, INC
Additives: E150c Ammonia caramel , E319 Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) , E330 Citric acid , E363 Succinic acid , E401 Sodium alginate , E452 Polyphosphates , E452vi Sodium tripolyphosphate , E627 Disodium guanylate
As written on the pack
ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), PALM OIL, SALT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF CARAMEL COLOR, CITRIC ACID, CRUSHED RED CHILI PEPPER, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM NOSINATE, DISODIUM SUCCINATE, DRIED LEEK FLAKE, GARLIC POWDER HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, ONION POWDER, POTASSIUM CARBONATE, SILICON DIOXIDE, SODIUM ALGINATE, SODIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, SOYBEAN, SPICE AND COLOR, SUGAR, TBHQ (PRESERVATIVE), TOMATO POWDER, WHEAT. CONTAINS WHEAT AND SOYBEAN. SON FOODS (USA) CO., INC.
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.
- E150c Ammonia caramel Ammonia caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars with ammonia compounds.
- E401 Sodium alginate 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.
- 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.
- E627 Disodium guanylate Disodium guanylate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
- 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.
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.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Among 242 instant noodles
From least to most processed, this one ranks 153rd. 93% of the instant noodles here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0070662010174, last edited 30 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.