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Is Sharwood's Medium Egg Noodles ultra-processed?

226g Chinese noodles Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sharwood's 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:

  • 6 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed chinese 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

Wheat Flour, Egg 2%, Salt, Acidity Regulator (Potassium Carbonate), including cereals containing gluten

Additives: E501 Potassium carbonates , E501i Potassium carbonate

As written on the pack

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

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 24 chinese noodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 71% of the chinese 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 24 chinese noodles, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000354924712, last edited 26 May 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.