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Is Tiger Tiger Ramen Chinese stir-fry noodles ultra-processed?

400g Egg noodles Sold in the United Kingdom, France and Spain

Pack of Tiger Tiger Ramen Chinese stir-fry 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:

  • 8 ingredients
  • 4 additives

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

Wheat Flour 45%, Water, Modified Tapioca Starch, Salt, Distilled Vinegar, Lactic Acid, Potassium Carbonate, Sodium Alginate

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E401 Sodium alginate , E501 Potassium carbonates , E501i Potassium carbonate

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour 45%, Water, Modified Tapioca Starch, Salt, Distilled Vinegar, Acidity Regulators (Lactic Acid, Potassium Carbonate), Stabilizer (Sodium Alginate).

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.

  • E401 Sodium alginate 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.
  • 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.
2 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 30 egg noodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 23rd. 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 5024448562307, last edited 6 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.