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Is Tesco Egg Noodles ultra-processed?

300g 2 servings Egg noodles Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco Egg Noodles

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 7 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed egg 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

Water, Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin, Egg, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Potassium Carbonate, Sodium Carbonate, Citric Acid, Beta-Carotene

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E330 Citric acid , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500i Sodium carbonate , E501 Potassium carbonates , E501i Potassium carbonate

As written on the pack

Water, Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Pasteurised Egg, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Firming Agents (Potassium Carbonate, Sodium Carbonate), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Colour (Beta-Carotene).

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.

  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
1 ingredient 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 30 egg noodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 22nd. 50% of the egg 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 30 egg noodles, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 03264690, last edited 1 October 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.