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Is Pulmuone Teriyaki Stir-fry Udon With Mixed Vegetable Topping ultra-processed?

208 g Instant noodles Sold in the United States

Pack of Pulmuone Teriyaki Stir-fry Udon With Mixed Vegetable Topping

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:

  • 89 ingredients
  • 16 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

enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, modified tapioca starch, canola oil, insoluble soy fiber, vegetable flavor oil (sorbitol, sunflower oil, water, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, soy lecithin, sugar), lactic acid, vital wheat gluten, sea salt, sugar, maltodextrin, soy sauce (water, soybeans, wheat, salt), onion, salt, soy sauce (water, soybeans), potassium carbonate, green onion, corn syrup, skipjack tuna, tomato powder, sugar syrup, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, rice bran oil, yeast extract, dextrin, cod bone extract (corn syrup, cod bone, water, dextrin, salt, modified tapioca starch, ethyl alcohol), oyster, garlic, anchovy, water, caramel color, kelp, rice, pollock, sodium carbonate, palm oil, cayenne pepper, soybeans, ginger, disodium phosphate, garlic extract (garlic, dextrin, salt), citric acid, disodium succinate, black pepper, sodium pyrophosphate, capsicum oleoresin, rosemary oleoresin, xanthan gum, peas, dried carrots, sesame seeds, green onion, dextrose (anchovy, COD, pollock, skipjack tuna), sesame, SOY, wheat

Additives: E1400 Dextrin , E150c Ammonia caramel , E1510 Ethanol , E270 Lactic acid , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E330 Citric acid , E339ii Disodium phosphate , E363 Succinic acid , E415 Xanthan gum , E420 Sorbitol , E450 Diphosphates , E450iii Tetrasodium diphosphate , E475 Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E150c Ammonia caramel.

As written on the pack

ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, CANOLA OIL, INSOLUBLE SOY FIBER, VEGETABLE FLAVOR OIL (SORBITOL, SUNFLOWER OIL, WATER, POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, SOY LECITHIN, SUGAR), LACTIC ACID, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, SEA SALT. SUGAR, MALTODEXTRIN, SOY SAUCE (WATER, SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT), ONION, SALT, SOY SAUCE (WATER, SOYBEANS), POTASSIUM CARBONATE, GREEN ONION, CORN SYRUP, SKIPJACK TUNA, TOMATO POWDER, SUGAR SYRUP, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, RICE BRAN OIL, YEAST EXTRACT, DEXTRIN, COD BONE EXTRACT (CORN SYRUP, COD BONE, WATER, DEXTRIN, SALT, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, ETHYL ALCOHOL), OYSTER, GARLIC, ANCHOVY, WATER, CARAMEL COLOR, KELP, RICE POWDER, POLLOCK, SODIUM CARBONATE, PALM OIL, CAYENNE PEPPER, SOYBEANS, GINGER, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, GARLIC EXTRACT (GARLIC, DEXTRIN, SALT), CITRIC ACID, DISODIUM SUCCINATE, BLACK PEPPER, SODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, CAPSICUM OLEORESIN, ROSEMARY OLEORESIN, XANTHAN GUM. DRIED PEAS, DRIED CARROTS, ROASTED SESAME SEEDS, DRIED GREEN ONION, DEXTROSE. CONTAINS: FISH (ANCHOVY, COD, POLLOCK, SKIPJACK TUNA), SESAME, SOY, WHEAT.

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.

  • E1400 Dextrin Dextrin is starch partly broken down by heat or acid, used as a thickener, binder and coating.
  • E150c Ammonia caramel Ammonia caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars with ammonia compounds.
  • 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.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
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  • E475 Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 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.
  • E631 Disodium inosinate Disodium inosinate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
  • 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.

  • 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.
  • Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
5 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.
  • 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 235th. 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 0753214742661, last edited 8 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.