Is Otoki JIN ramen mild noodle soup ultra-processed?

65 g Instant noodles Sold in New Zealand and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Glucose
Sweetener
E101 Riboflavin
E1420 Acetylated starch
E14xx Modified Starch
E322 Lecithins
and 6 more

40 ingredients
13 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, e1420 (ultra-processing marker), palm oil, sunflower oil (processing marker), salt (processing marker), wheat gluten garlic extract, emulsified oil, oligosaccharide (ultra-processing marker), soybean oil (processing marker) (e307b), e322 (ultra-processing marker), e471 (ultra-processing marker), e450 (ultra-processing marker), e451 (ultra-processing marker), e500, e501, green tea extract, e101 (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), yeast seasoning powder, e621 (ultra-processing marker), e631 (ultra-processing marker), e627 (ultra-processing marker), hydrolyzed vegetable protein, soy sauce (processing marker), soy sauce seasoning powder, palm oil, glucose (ultra-processing marker), red pepper seasoning powder, garlic powder, red pepper, black pepper powder, chilli, chinese cabbage, carrot, textured vegetable protein, green onion, mushroom, seaweed

Additives: E101 Riboflavin , E1420 Acetylated starch , E14XX Modified Starch , E307b Concentrated tocopherol , E322 Lecithins , E450 Diphosphates , E451 Triphosphates , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E501 Potassium carbonates , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate

As written on the pack

WHEAT FLOUR, MODIFIED STARCH(e1420), PALM OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, SALT, WHEAT GLUTEN GARLIC EXTRACT, EMULSIFIED OIL (OLIGOSACCHARIDE, SOYBEAN OIL (ANTIOXIDANT(e307b)). EMULSIFIERS (e322, e471)) ACIDITY REGULATORS (e450, e451, e500, e501), GREEN TEA EXTRACT, COLOUR (e101), SALT, SUGAR, YEAST SEASONING POWDER, FLAVOUR ENHANCERS(e621, e631, e627) HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN, SOY SAUCE POWDER, SOY SAUCE SEASONING POWDER, PALM OIL POWDER, GLUCOSE, RED PEPPER SEASONING POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, RED PEPPER POWDER, BLACK PEPPER POWDER, CHILLI EXTRACT, CHINESE CABBAGE, CARROT, TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN, GREEN ONION, MUSHROOM, SEAWEED

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.

E101 Riboflavin Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
E1420 Acetylated starch 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.
E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
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.
E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
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.

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E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
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.
E631 Disodium inosinate Disodium inosinate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

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.

4 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.
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 242 instant noodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 227th. 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 0645175570103, last edited 6 July 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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