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Is Sapporo Ichiban Japanese Style Noodles & Original Flavored Soup ultra-processed?

100 g Instant noodle soups Sold in the United States and Mexico

Pack of Sapporo Ichiban Japanese Style Noodles & Original Flavored Soup

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:

  • 54 ingredients
  • 14 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

Oriental noodles (enriched wheat flour, wheat flour), niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, palm oil (tbhq, citric acid added to protect flavor), tapioca starch, soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt, sodium benzoate (preservative)), salt, guar gum, sodium carbonate, tocopherols, potassium carbonate, soup base (salt), monosodium glutamate, sugar, maltodextrin, soy sauce (soy sauce (wheat, soybeans, salt), maltodextrin, salt), onion powder, leek, caramel color, spices, chicken broth (maltodextrin, broth, salt, flavor), beef stock, disodium succinate, malic acid, garlic powder, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, corn oil, sodium citrate, sesame oil

Additives: E150c Ammonia caramel , E211 Sodium benzoate , E296 Malic acid , E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E331 Sodium citrates , E363 Succinic acid , E412 Guar gum , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500i Sodium carbonate , E501 Potassium carbonates , E501i Potassium carbonate , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate

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

As written on the pack

Oriental noodles: enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), palm oil (tbhq and citric acid added to protect flavor), tapioca starch, soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt, sodium benzoate [preservative]), salt, guar gum, sodium carbonate, tocopherols, potassium carbonate. soup base: salt, monosodium glutamate, sugar, maltodextrin, soy sauce powder (soy sauce [wheat, soybeans, salt], maltodextrin, salt), onion powder, leek chips, caramel color (contains sulfites), spices, chicken broth powder (maltodextrin, chicken broth flavor [contains chicken broth, salt, flavor]), beef stock powder, disodium succinate, malic acid, garlic powder, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, corn oil, sodium citrate, sesame 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.

  • E150c Ammonia caramel Ammonia caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars with ammonia compounds.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • 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.

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.
7 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.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • 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 15th. 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 0076186000011, last edited 11 July 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.