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Is Nongshim Shin Ramyun ultra-processed?

120 g Instant noodle soups Sold in the United States, New Zealand and France

Pack of Nongshim Shin Ramyun

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:

  • 50 ingredients
  • 11 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), starches (potato, wheat), vegetable oil (307b), salt, mineral (salts), 452, soy sauce, green tea extract, soup powder (hydrolysed vegetable protein, SOY), corn) salt maltodextrin, yeast extract, soy sauce, spices sugar, fructose, sweetener, 621, soybean, wheat flour, vegetables oils contain soy, thickener, corn flour, glucose, vegetables, emulsifier, flakes (dried vegetables), soybean, soy sauce, wheat gluten, yeast extract, sugar, salt, cocoa, corn starch, vegetable oil, storage requirements (keep in a cool dry place, in australia pported by), nongshim australia pty ltd, suite 2.8, delhi road, north ryde, nsw 2113 australia

Additives: E307b Concentrated tocopherol , E322 Lecithins , E339 Sodium phosphates , E414 Acacia gum , E420 Sorbitol , E452 Polyphosphates , E500 Sodium carbonates , E501 Potassium carbonates , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E322 Lecithins, E414 Acacia gum, E420 Sorbitol, E452 Polyphosphates, E621 Monosodium glutamate, E627 Disodium guanylate, E631 Disodium inosinate.

As written on the pack

NOODLES: WHEAT FLOUR, STARCHES (POTATO, WHEAT), VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ANTIOXIDANT (307B)), SALT, MINERAL SALTS (501, 500, 452, 339), EMULSIFIER (322, (SOY)), SOY SAUCE, GREEN TEA EXTRACT. SOUP POWDER: HYDROLYSED VEGETABLE PROTEIN (SOY, CORN) SALT MALTODEXTRIN, YEAST EXTRACT, SOY SAUCE, SPICES SUGAR, FRUCTOSE, SWEETENER (420), FLAVOUR ENHANCERS (627, 621, 631), SOYBEAN, WHEAT FLOUR, VEGETABLES OILS CONTAIN SOY), THICKENER (414), CORN FLOUR, GLUCOSE, VEGETABLES, EMULSIFIER (322, SOY). FLAKES: DRIED VEGETABLES, SOYBEAN, SOY SAUCE, WHEAT GLUTEN, YEAST EXTRACT, SUGAR, SALT, COCOA, CORN STARCH, VEGETABLE OIL (SOY). ALLERGY INFORMATION: CONTAINS WHEAT AND SOY. PRODUCED IN A FACILITY THAT ALSO PROCESSES PRODUCT THAT CONTAINS EGG, PEANUTS, MILK AND TREE NUTS. STORAGE REQUIREMENTS: KEEP IN A COOL DRY PLACE. IN AUSTRALIA PPORTED BY: NONGSHIM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. SUITE 2.8, 56 DELHI ROAD, NORTH RYDE, NSW 2113 AUSTRALIA (02) 9870-7178

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.

  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
  • E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
  • 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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  • E631 Disodium inosinate Disodium inosinate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
  • 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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
  • Fructose Fructose is the sugar found naturally in fruit and honey, but as an ingredient it is refined industrially, mostly from corn starch.
6 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 35th. 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 0031146150601, last edited 26 September 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.