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Is Tan-Viet zupka chińska ultra-processed?

70g Instant noodle soups Sold in the United Kingdom, France and 2 more countries

Pack of Tan-Viet zupka chińska

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:

  • 31 ingredients
  • 9 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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

Noodle 92.8% (wheat flour, palm fat, tapioca, salt, modified starch, sugar, triphosphates, guar gum, potassium carbonates, sodium carbonates, turmeric), seasoning 7.2% (salt, refined palm oil, monosodium glutamate, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, sugar, flavourings (peanuts, sesame), pepper, leek 0.82%, red shallot 0.5%, garlic 0.5%, hydrolyzed soy protein, plain caramel, maltodextrin, e551, e306)

Additives: E14XX Modified Starch , E150a Plain caramel , E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E412 Guar gum , E451 Triphosphates , E551 Silicon dioxide , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate

As written on the pack

Noodle (92,8%) [wheat flour, palm fat, tapioca, salt, modified starch, sugar, stabilizers (triphosphates, guar gum); raising agents (potassium carbonates, sodium carbonates); turmeric]; seasoning (7,2%) [salt, refined palm oil, flavour enhancers (monosodium glutamate, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate); sugar, flavourings (peanuts, sesame), pepper, dried leek (0,82%), red shallot (0,5%), garlic (0,5%), hydrolyzed soy protein, colour: plain caramel; maltodextrin, anti-caking agent: E551; antioxidant: E 306].

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.

  • E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
  • E150a Plain caramel Plain caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E451 Triphosphates Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • E551 Silicon dioxide A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
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  • 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.
  • 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.

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.
3 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.

  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 37 instant noodle soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 31st. 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 5901882110014, last edited 23 September 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.