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Is Yopokki Jjajang Topokki ultra-processed?

120 g Canned meals Sold in Ireland

Pack of Yopokki Jjajang Topokki

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:

  • 28 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Less processed canned meals

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

rice cakes (rice, refined salt, acidity regulator, grain alcohol), seasoning (white sugar, powdered soy paste h (soy paste, wheat, refined salt), maltodextrin, palm oil seasoning powder mf, caramel, topokki seasoning, stir-fried bean flour, dried onion, potato flakes, dried carrot, glutinous corn starch, silica, monosodium l-glutamate, stir-fried onion powder, dried onion, welsh onion, onion seasoning oil, chilli, oil)

Additives: E621 Monosodium glutamate

As written on the pack

rice cakes [rice, refined salt, acidity regulator, grain alcohol] / seasoning[white sugar, powdered soy paste h(soy paste, wheat, refined salt), maltodextrin, palm oil seasoning powder mf, caramel powder, topokki seasoning, stir-fried bean flour, dried onion, potato flakes, dried carrot, glutinous corn starch, silica, monosodium l-glutamate, stir-fried onion powder, dried onion powder, dried welsh onion, onion seasoning oil, chilli powder, flavored oil]

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.

  • E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.

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.
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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 228 canned meals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 138th. 69% of the canned meals 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 228 canned meals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8809054400529, last edited 2 April 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.