Is Samyang Carboana Buldak Spicy Ramen ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 47 ingredients
- 10 additives
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
noodle 77.5% (wheat flour, modified tapioca starch (ultra-processing marker), refined palm oil, modified potato starch (ultra-processing marker), refined salt (processing marker) (lecithin (ultra-processing marker) (e322i)), potassium carbonate (e501i), sodium carbonate (e500), sodium phosphate dibasic (e339ii), citric acid (e330, guar gum (ultra-processing marker) (e412)), green tea flavor oil), soup 12.7% (water, artificial chicken flavor powder, soy sauce (processing marker), white sugar (processing marker), red pepper, chili pepper, soybean oil (processing marker), onion, red pepper seed oil, garlic, modified potato starch (ultra-processing marker), paprika extract (ultra-processing marker), decolorized chilli extract, black pepper powder, curry powder), powder 9.8% (whole milk powder (processing marker), white sugar (processing marker), milk powder (processing marker), salt (processing marker), mozzarella cheese (processing marker), butter (processing marker), modified potato starch (ultra-processing marker), curly parsley, pepper, garlic powder, soybean oil (processing marker))
Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E330 Citric acid , E339ii Disodium phosphate , E412 Guar gum , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500i Sodium carbonate , E501 Potassium carbonates , E501i Potassium carbonate
As written on the pack
noodle (77,5%) { wheat flour , modified tapioca starch, refined palm oil, modified potato starch, refined salt, emulsifier [lecithin(e322(i))], acidity regulator [potassium carbonate(e501(i)), sodium carbonate(e500), sodium phosphate dibasic(e339(ii)), citric acid(e330)], thickener [guar gum (e412)], green tea flavor oil,} soup (12,7%) {water, artificial chicken flavor powder, soy sauce, white sugar, red pepper powder, chili pepper powder, soybean oil, onion, red pepper seed oil, garlic, modified potato starch, paprika extract, decolorized chilli extract, black pepper powder, curry powder,} powder (9,8%) {whole milk powder, white sugar, milk powder, salt, mozzarella cheese powder, butter powder, modified potato starch, curly parsley, pepper powder, garlic powder, soybean oil,}
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.
- E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
- 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.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- 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.
8 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.
- Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
- 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.
- Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
Among 242 instant noodles
From least to most processed, this one ranks 86th. 93% of the instant noodles here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8801073113893, last edited 1 October 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.