Ramen noodle pot
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
3
0 we grade moderate or higher
2 of them not yet assessed here
Salt per 100g
0.55g
Medium
UK FSA front of pack threshold
Three separate readings, kept apart on purpose. This is not a score, and none of it says this product is harmful.
Additives (3)
This label lists 1 acidity regulator, 1 colour and 1 raising agent.
E160A
Carotenes
Yellow to orange colour
What it is. The orange pigments found in carrots and other vegetables, either extracted or made synthetically.
Why it is used. Colours margarine, soft drinks, dairy, and sweets.
What the evidence says. The same compound the body turns into vitamin A, and safe at the levels used in food. High dose beta-carotene supplements have been linked to harm in smokers, but those doses are far above anything a colour in food delivers, and conflating the two is a common mistake.
Permitted. The supplement findings apply to concentrated doses, not to food colouring.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E160A
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E500 Sodium carbonates raising agent
- E501 Potassium carbonates acidity regulator
Names and jobs come from the register of additives permitted in Great Britain, which we have not finished transcribing: a code shown without a name is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that it is unapproved. Naming one is not grading it either. Full detail appears only where we have an assessment against a named authority, so all of this describes our coverage rather than these additives. Most are common and low concern.
Ingredients
Egg Noodles (63%) (Wheatflour contains Gluten (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Pasteurised Free Range Egg, Salt, Colour: Carotenes, Firming Agent: E501, Sodium Bicarbonate, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid) Ramen Soup Paste (32%) (White Miso Paste (Water· Soybeans, Rice, Salt, Alcohol) · Onions, Honey· Rapeseed Oil, Dark Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Roasted Wheat (contains Gluten), Salt, Alcohol)· Garlic Purée, Fish Stock (Glucose Syrup, Flavouring, Fish, Water, Dried Onions, Parsley Extract, Salt), Red Chillies, Chicken Stock (Chicken Bones, Chicken, Chicken Fat, Salt), Mirin Rice Wine, Concentrated Lemon Juice), Dried Vegetables (Green Peas, Mushrooms, Seaweed).
As printed on the pack, in the producer's own order: ingredients are listed by weight, so what comes first is most of what is in it. E numbers link to their assessment where we have one.