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Is Thai Preserved Food Factory Co. Ltd. Instant Noodles Casserole Beef Flavour ultra-processed?

60 g Instant noodles Sold in the United States and France

Pack of Thai Preserved Food Factory Co. Ltd. Instant Noodles Casserole Beef Flavour

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • No 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

noodles 52.2%, wheat flour 67.5%, palm oil 10%, water 1.2%, salt 0.5%, seasoning sachet 4.8% (sugar 4.6%), garlic powder 3.6%, salt 2.5%, soy sauce 1.33%, chili powder 1%, spring onion 0.5%, monosodium glutamate 0.5%, artificial beef flavour 0.17%, black pepper 0.1%, oil sachet 3% (palm oil 5%), shallot 1.5%

As written on the pack

noodles (52,2 g) wheat flour 67,50%, palm oil 10,00%, water 1,20%, salt 0,50%, seasoning sachet (4,8 g): sugar 4,60%, garlic powder 3,60%, salt 2,50%, soy sauce powder 1,33%, chili powder 1,00%, dried spring onion 0,50%, monosodium glutamate 0,50%, artificial beef flavour 0,17%, black pepper 0,10%, oil sachet (3,0g): palm oil 5,00%, shallot 1,50%

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 242 instant noodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 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 8850100002488, last edited 17 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.