Cheffin Pad Thai Flavoured Instant Noodles Kit
Red flags
- −Red flag: High sodium (1360mg per 100g)
Green flags
Nothing stands out in its favour.
Ingredients, decoded
31 listed- Ready Noodles: Water
- Whole Wheat Semolina
- Iodized Salt
- Refined Sunflower Oil
- Flavour Enhancer (INS 635)
- Rosemary Extract
- Pad Thai Style Sauce: Water
- Jaggery
- Red Capsicum
- Tomato Paste
- Refined Sunflower Oil
- Soya Sauce
- Peanuts
- Tamarind
- Iodized Salt
- Starch
- Spices & Herbs
- Acidity Regulator (INS 330)
- Natural Vinegar
- Flavour Enhancer (INS 635)
- Thickener (INS 412)
- Crunchy Toppings: Peanuts
- Onion Flakes
- Spices and Herbs
- Sugar
- Refined Sunflower Oil
- Flavour Enhancer (INS 635)
- Lemon Juice Powder
- Iodized Salt
- Dry Mango Powder
- Rosemary Extract
CA4
Our take
CleanPlate reviewA restaurant-style kit with a restaurant-sized salt load
Cheffin Pad Thai is a ready-to-eat kit: 100 g of cooked whole-wheat semolina noodles, an 80 g sauce of jaggery, capsicum, tomato, tamarind, peanuts and soy, and crunchy peanut-onion toppings. Enhancer 635 is used; there is no palm oil.
CleanPlate scores it CA4. The C for nutrition reflects modest protein in a wet, lower-calorie food. The A for ingredients reflects real food ingredients and almost no additives. The 4 for risk comes from very high sodium and added sugar.
Claims vs reality
What the pack says, checked against the ingredient list and nutrition panel.
- On the packHolds
“No Palm Oil, No Preservatives”
Sunflower oil only; rosemary extract is the only antioxidant.
- Product nameHolds
“Pad Thai Flavoured”
Tamarind, peanuts, jaggery and soy give a Pad Thai-style flavour.
How CA4 breaks down
Each grade is scored on its own. Here are the label numbers behind each one, per 100 g.
Adequate nutrient density
- Protein
- 4.6 g
- Fibre
- 1.2 g
- Vitamins and minerals
- None declared
- Energy
- 209 kcal
Scored on eight nutrients (protein, fibre, calcium, iron, vitamins A, C, D and zinc), per 100 g and per 100 kcal.
Clean, minimally processed
- Base
- Ready Noodles: Water
- Main fat
- Refined Sunflower Oil
- Sweeteners
- Jaggery, Sugar
- Additives
- 3
- Flagged
- None
Scored on six things: base processing, fat quality, sweeteners, additives, colours and flavours.
High risk
- Added sugar
- 8.1 g
- Sodium
- 1360 mg
- Saturated fat
- 0.9 g
- Trans fat
- 0.04 g
Scored on added sugar, sodium and saturated fat, with a penalty for trans fat.
A closer look
Does the label add up?
The noodles are water, whole wheat semolina, salt, sunflower oil, enhancer 635 and rosemary extract. The sauce is water, jaggery, red capsicum, tomato paste, sunflower oil, soya sauce, peanuts, tamarind, salt, starch, spices, citric acid, vinegar, 635 and guar gum. The toppings are peanuts, onion flakes, spices, sugar, sunflower oil, 635, lemon powder, salt and amchur.
Per 100 g: 209 kcal, 6.5 g fat, 0.9 g saturated, 1360 mg sodium, 8.1 g added sugar, 4.6 g protein and 1.2 g fibre.
Ingredients to watch
- SodiumConcern
1360 mg per 100 g; 2584 mg in one 190 g kit, 129% of the daily limit.
- Added sugarWorth watching
15.4 g per kit, mostly jaggery.
- No palm oilFine
Sunflower oil; low saturated fat.
- Real ingredientsFine
Tamarind, peanuts, capsicum and tomato.
Common misconceptions
Myth: "Low fat means light"
It is low in fat, but one kit carries more than a day's sodium.
Myth: "Jaggery is not sugar"
Jaggery is still added sugar: 15 g per kit.
How often, and how
- Healthy adultsOccasionally; share the kit
- ChildrenOccasionally, half a kit
- High blood pressureAvoid
Smarter ways to eat it
Share it or dilute it
Use half the sauce with extra bean sprouts, carrot and egg; the flavour holds.
Add protein
Tofu, egg or chicken turns it into a fuller meal.
Common questions
Is Cheffin Pad Thai Flavoured Instant Noodles Kit healthy?
Cheffin Pad Thai Flavoured Instant Noodles Kit scores CA4 (Fair) on CleanPlate, which makes it an occasional-use product, where the concerns start to outweigh the positives. The main concerns are: High sodium (1360mg per 100g).
What does the CA4 score mean?
The first letter (C) grades nutritional value: adequate nutrient density. The second letter (A) grades ingredient and label integrity: clean, minimally processed. The number (4) grades risk nutrients (sugar, sodium, saturated fat): high risk.
Last reviewed September 29, 2026. Scored with the CleanPlate method from the published label.
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