Chilli Chicken Ramen
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
0.72g
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 raising agent and 1 thickener or gelling agent.
E407
Carrageenan
Thickener and stabiliser
What it is. A gel forming fibre extracted from red seaweed.
Why it is used. Thickens dairy, plant milks, desserts and some processed meats.
What the evidence says. Food grade carrageenan is permitted. A degraded form called poligeenan is harmful, but that is not what goes into food. Some lab and animal work links carrageenan to gut inflammation, which keeps it under review, but human evidence is limited and mixed.
Permitted, including in organic food in many places, though a few specialist products avoid it as a precaution.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E407
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
Chicken Stock (Water, Chicken Bones), Cooked Chicken Breast (19%), Cooked Ramen Noodles (17%) (Wheatflour contains Gluten (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Salt, Raising Agent: E501, E500), Beansprouts (13%), Pak Choi (6%), Ginger, Onions, Sake, Rapeseed Oil, Red Chillies, Dark Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Wheat (contains Gluten), Salt), Toban Jhan (Red Chillies, Salt, Soybeans, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Ginger Puree, Dried Chillies, Wheat (contains Gluten)), Soybeans, Garlic Puree, Chicken Fat, Toasted Sesame Oil, Cornflour, Salt, Rice, Chilli Powder, Yeast Extract, Stabiliser: Carrageenan, Sugar, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Shiitake Mushrooms, Dried Chillies, Thyme, Cracked Black Pepper, Ground Fennel Seeds, Yeast, Ground Bay Leaves. Contains alcohol. May contain whole spices and herbs.
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.