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Is The Gym Kitchen Original Curry High Protein ultra-processed?

Instant noodles Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of The Gym Kitchen Original Curry High Protein

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:

  • 33 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

Noodles 77% (Wheat Flour, Pea Protein, Palm Oil, Whe Modified Potato Starch, iodised Salt (Salt, Potassium Iodate)), Curry Flavour Seasoning 23%, Modified Potato Starch, Wheat Flour, Curry powder (Coriander, Chilli Turmeric powder, Fennel, Clove, Cumin, Cinnamon, Cardamom, Aniseed), Sugar, Yeast Powder, Dried Carrot, iodised Salt (Salt, Potassium iodate), Onion Powder, Peas, Citric Acid, Disodium 5'-ribonucleotides, Turmeric Extract, Cumin, Paprika Extract

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid , E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide

As written on the pack

Dried Noodles (77%) (Wheat Flour, Pea Protein, Palm Oil, Whe Modified Potato Starch, iodised Salt (Salt, Potassium Iodate)), Curry Flavour Seasoning (23%) (Modified Potato Starch, Wheat Flour, Curry powder (Coriander powder, Chilli Turmeric powder, Fennel, Clove, Cumin, Cinnamon, Cardamom, Aniseed), Sugar, Yeast Powder, Dried Carrot, iodised Salt (Salt, Potassium iodate), Onion Powder, Dried Peas Powder, Citric Acid, Flavour Enhancer (Disodium 5'-ribonucleotides), Turmeric Extract Powder, Cumin Powder, Paprika Extract.

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
  • 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.
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 242 instant noodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 59th. 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 5060084349469, last edited 14 August 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.