Is Sapporo Ichiban Japanese Style Noodles Chicken Flavored Soup ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Colour
- Flavouring
- Maltodextrin
- E412 Guar gum
- E621 Monosodium glutamate
- E627 Disodium guanylate
- and 1 more
- 40 ingredients
- 11 additives
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
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 (processing marker), salt (processing marker), guar gum (ultra-processing marker), sodium carbonate, tocopherols, potassium carbonate, soup base (salt (processing marker)), monosodium glutamate (ultra-processing marker), sugar (processing marker), onion, maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), spices, leek, chicken broth (maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), broth, salt (processing marker), flavor (ultra-processing marker)), garlic, disodium inosinate (ultra-processing marker), disodium guanylate (ultra-processing marker), corn oil (processing marker), turmeric powder (for color (ultra-processing marker)), sodium citrate, yeast extract, citric acid, natural flavors (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E412 Guar gum , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500i Sodium carbonate , E501 Potassium carbonates , E501i Potassium carbonate , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate
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, salt, guar gum, sodium carbonate, tocopherols, potassium carbonate, soup base: salt, monosodium glutamate, sugar, onion powder, maltodextrin, spices, leek chips, chicken broth powder (maltodextrin, chicken broth flavor [contains chicken broth, salt, flavor]), garlic powder, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, corn oil, turmeric powder (for color), sodium citrate, yeast extract, citric acid, natural flavors,
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.
- 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.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- 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.
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.
- Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
- 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.
Among 242 instant noodles
From least to most processed, this one ranks 159th. 93% of the instant noodles here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0076186000028, last edited 14 April 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.