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Maggi Masala Noodles are India's best-known instant noodle, purchased for convenience and familiar taste by children and adults alike. The product is NOVA 4 ultra-processed, carrying multiple synthetic additives including a flavour enhancer (E635), caramel colour (E150d), and phosphate-based thickeners. The most urgent nutrition signal is the trans fat content — 1.05 g per serving, more than double the 0.5 g per-serving threshold associated with cardiovascular harm — alongside a very high sodium load of 562 mg per serve (38% of adult RDA). Refined maida and palm oil are the two primary structural ingredients. An iron-fortification benefit is communicated on-pack and supported by Nestlé's own RDA data, though the actual iron mg per serve is not disclosed in the nutrition panel. The single most useful thing a curious consumer should know: one bowl of Maggi delivers more than twice the trans fat that cardiovascular guidelines consider a safe upper limit per eating occasion.