In February, the Journal of the American Medical Association published an article on the link between a high-starch diet and diabetes. The second largest nutrient group in instant noodles is fat. Not so with the instant variety. Air-drying is not indicated on the package and they are not marketed on that basis. But not all fats are equal.
Most manufacturers use palm oil, a pleasant-tasting fat readily available in the region.
It is also highly saturated, so if you are at risk of coronary artery disease, avoiding instant noodles is advisable. But health concerns aside, most noodle lovers would choose a fried variety simply because oil makes foods taste better. There is, however, more to noodles than simply flour and fat. Potassium carbonate is a salt. There is no nutritional value in potassium carbonate, but it is not unhealthy.