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Is Ultimate noodles naked Japanese style chicken ultra-processed?

320g Instant noodles Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Ultimate noodles naked Japanese style chicken

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:

  • 22 ingredients
  • 4 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, palm oil, salt, Potassium Carbonate, Sodium Carbonate, wheat, soya, Maltodextrin, Salt, SOYA Beans, wheat, Garlic, Maltodextrin, Potato Starch, SOYA Protein, Chicory Fibre, Sugar, Red pepper, Yellow Pepper, Spring Onion, Ground Ginger, Sugar

Additives: E500 Sodium carbonates , E500i Sodium carbonate , E501 Potassium carbonates , E501i Potassium carbonate

As written on the pack

wheat flour, palm oil, salt, Potassium Carbonate, Sodium Carbonate,WHEAT, SOYA, Maltodextrin, Salt, SOYA Beans, WHEAT, Garlic Powder, Maltodextrin, Potato Starch, Dried SOYA Protein, Chicory Fibre, Sugar, Grilled Red pepper, Grilled Yellow Pepper, Dried Spring Onion, Ground Ginger, Caramelised Sugar Powder.

What makes it ultra-processed

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
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 47th. 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 5050665048652, last edited 27 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.