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Is sharwoods medium egg noodles ultra-processed?

226 g Egg pastas Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of sharwoods medium egg noodles

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 9 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed egg pastas

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

Wheat Flour, Egg 2%, Salt, Acidity ntake Regulator (Potassium Carbonate), including cereals containing gluten, May aiso contain milk, sesame, soya

Additives: E501 Potassium carbonates , E501i Potassium carbonate

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour, Pasteurised Egg (2%), Salt, Acidity ntake Regulator (Potassium Carbonate). 10% Allergy Advice: For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, 10% see ingredients in bold. May aiso contain milk, sesame and soya. 2% 2%

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 46 egg pastas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 30th. 35% of the egg pastas 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 46 egg pastas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0044353924712, last edited 27 March 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.