Is Tesco Straight To Wok Medium Noodles ultra-processed?

2 x 150 g Instant noodles Sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt

8 ingredients
3 additives

Less processed instant 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, Water, Canola Oil, Lactic Acid, Sodium Phosphate, Salt (processing marker), Alpha-Tocopherol, including cereals containing gluten

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E307 Alpha-tocopherol , E339 Sodium phosphates

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour, Water, Canola Oil, Acidity Regulators (Lactic Acid, Sodium Phosphate), Salt, Antioxidant (Alpha-Tocopherol). Allergy Advice For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold.

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 242 instant noodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 17th. 93% of the instant 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 242 instant noodles, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5052910433244, last edited 20 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.