In this world of instant noodles are not familiar, some experts express a fast-food noodle is quite safe dikonumsi it in moderation. But many experts also advise people not eating instant noodle. Despite containing minerals and vitamins, noodles also contain preservatives. Nutrient content was also less than optimal.

1. The content of the noodles
- Wheat flour (11-14 percent protein, sodium carbonate, or sodium tripolifosfat for noodles to be elastic, vitamin A, B1, B12, B6, C, niacin, folic acid, pantothenate, iron, calcium, sugar)
- Artificial coloring (tetrazin)

2. Oils and flavoring ingredients
- Materials flavor can come from natural flavorings such as spices, herbs, essential flavorings, and extracts of plants or animals. But now it can be made of artificial flavoring, such as garlic flavor can be produced by diallel trisulfida.

3. Seasoning
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) MSG aka: dangerous if the excessive and continuous consumption. The characteristics of foods that contain MSG high which creates a feeling of thirst is not quickly disappear when eating it. Be careful for people with high blood pressure. MSG is safe to consume threshold that is 11 grams per day.

4. Supplementary materials
The form of pieces of sausage, chicken, fried onions, dried chili, and so forth. Kristisnya point of animal sources are used.

5. Soy sauce
- The basic ingredients of soy
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG), aka MSG
- Preservatives (metyl para-hydroxybenzoate or nipagin) and benzoic acid or sodium benzoate. Napagin and benzoic acid soluble in the body. Residual benzoic acid and its toxicity elements easily dispose of the body through urine. But in people with asthma and people suffering from urticaria (aka biduran chilblains) is very sensitive to benzoic acid. If consumed in excessive amounts can cause stomach irritation.

6. Sauce
- Material: red peppers, tomatoes.
- Preservatives (metyl para-hydroxybenzoate or nipagin) and benzoic acid or sodium benzoate.

Preservative function
Nepagin: preventing the emergence of yeast or fungal or microbial decay.
Benzoic acid and sodium benzoate: preserve food.
Only food preservatives to extend shelf life of food, but do not hide poor quality or damage to food.

Safe limit nipagin consumed 10 percent of human body weight. For example, weight 60 kg, the limit of safe consumption nipagin 600 milligrams per day. If the consume excessive nipagin will cause kidney failure.
Wherever there is nipagin: ketchup, sauces, medicines, cosmetics, soft drinks.
Source: tempo ed 18-24 october 2010