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Is Pot Noodle Doner Kebab 90g ultra-processed?

90 g Instant noodles Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Pot Noodle Doner Kebab 90g

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:

  • 49 ingredients
  • 4 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

Noodle mix 96% (noodles 72%, WHEAT flour, contains calcium carbonate), iron, niacin, thiamin, palm oil, salt, potassium carbonates, sodium carbonates, WHEAT flour, onion powder, flavourings (contain WHEAT), yeast extract, palm fat, potato starch, monosodium glutamate, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, sugar, red pepper, spices (garlic, cumin, coriander, pepper, cayenne pepper), potassium chloride, chives, soy sauce (maltodextrin, salt, soy sauce (SOY, wheat)), salt, mint, tomato puree, Sauce sachet 4% (Chilli sauce, water), spirit vinegar, modified corn starch, salt, cumin, flavourings, cayenne pepper

Additives: E508 Potassium chloride , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate

As written on the pack

Noodle mix (96%): Dried noodles (72%) [WHEAT flour (contains calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), palm oil, salt, firming agents (potassium carbonates, sodium carbonates)], WHEAT flour, onion powder, flavourings (contain WHEAT), yeast extract, palm fat, potato starch, flavour enhancers (monosodium glutamate, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate), sugar, red pepper, spices (garlic, cumin, coriander, pepper, cayenne pepper), potassium chloride, chives, soy sauce powder (maltodextrin, salt, soy sauce (SOY, WHEAT)), salt, mint, tomato puree powder. Sauce sachet (4%): Chilli sauce (water, spirit vinegar, modified corn starch, salt, cumin, flavourings, cayenne pepper).

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.

  • 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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

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.
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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • 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 115th. 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 8720182443878, last edited 31 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.