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Eastern 5 Minute Breakfast Palappam Instant Mix

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Eastern Palappam Instant Mix is a dry rice-flour mix for Kerala-style appams, made by adding water. It scores EB2: low on nutrition because it is mostly refined rice flour and starch, high on ingredients for a short, clean list, and low on risk with little salt or fat. Best as a breakfast base a few times a week, with a vegetable or protein side.

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Eastern 5 Minute Breakfast Palappam Instant Mix

Eastern 5 Minute Breakfast Palappam Instant Mix scores EB2 on CleanPlate: nutrition E, ingredients B, load risk 2.

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Share of calories, per 100 g

  • Protein: 7.8 g per 100 g, 9% of the calories.
  • Carbs (not counting sugars and fibre): 69.3 g per 100 g, 78% of the calories.
  • Sugars: 9 g per 100 g, 10% of the calories, of which 8.9 g is added.
  • Fat: 0.6 g per 100 g, 2% of the calories, of which 0 g is saturated.
  • Fibre: 2.1 g per 100 g, 1% of the calories (fibre counts at 2 kcal per gram).
Added sugar8.9 g
Saturated fat0 g
Sodium30 mg

The tick is the “high” line

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Contains Maltodextrin
In its favour
Low sodium
On the pack
4 claims checked: 2 hold, 2 need care

Last reviewed October 28, 2026

Ingredients, decoded

7 listed
  • Rice flour
  • Maltodextrin (Corn)
  • Yeast
  • Coconut water powder mix
    • Coconut water
    • sucrose
    • minerals
  • Black gram flour
  • Raising Agent (INS 500 (ii))
  • Acidity Regulator (INS 296)
High concernModerate concernLow concernNo concernIn label order. Tap a highlighted one to learn more. How we rate additives
Eastern 5 Minute Breakfast Palappam Instant Mix pack, front view

2 teaspoons of sugar in every 100 g · 9 g total sugar, 5 g a teaspoon

Nutrition per 100 g
ENutrition densityBIngredient integrity2Load risk
Nutrition facts
Energy354 kcal
Protein7.8 g
Carbohydrates80.4 g
Total sugars9 g
Added sugars8.9 g
Dietary fibre2.1 g
Total fat0.6 g
Saturated fat0 g
Trans fat0 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium30 mg
Highlighted values exceed FSSAI and UK FSA front of pack thresholds.

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What to know about Eastern 5 Minute Breakfast Palappam Instant Mix

Mostly rice flour: low in salt, light on protein

Eastern 5 Minute Breakfast Palappam Instant Mix is a dry batter mix for palappam, the soft, lacy Kerala appam. It is built on rice flour (86%), with maltodextrin, yeast, a coconut water powder mix, black gram flour, a raising agent and an acidity regulator. It is bought by people who want appam batter without grinding and fermenting from scratch.

A 50 g serve, enough for 2 to 3 palappams, gives 177 kcal, 3.9 g protein, 40.2 g carbohydrate, about 1 g fibre and 4.5 g added sugar. Per 100 g the mix has 354 kcal, 7.8 g protein and 2.1 g fibre. Sodium is very low at 30 mg per 100 g, 15 mg per serve, and saturated fat is 0 g. The 200 g pack holds four serves.

The front promises a quick breakfast and no added preservatives, and the ingredient list backs the preservative claim: the only additives are a raising agent and an acidity regulator. What the name cannot promise is much nutrition beyond starch. CleanPlate scores it EB2.

Why Eastern 5 Minute Breakfast Palappam Instant Mix scores EB2

Nutrition is an E on 7.8 g protein and 2.1 g fibre per 100 g from a refined base. Ingredients are a B for a short list with no concerning additives, and risk is a 2.

How we score →
01 Nutrition densityA to E
E

Very low nutrient density

Protein
7.8 g
Fibre
2.1 g
Vitamins and minerals
None declared
Energy
354 kcal

01 Nutrition density: why E

Protein is 7.8 g per 100 g, mostly from rice flour, and fibre is 2.1 g. In a 50 g serve that is 3.9 g protein and about 1 g fibre, not enough to earn credit on a mix that is 80.4 g carbohydrate per 100 g.

No vitamins or minerals are declared, so nothing else lifts the grade.

Scored on protein, fibre and twelve vitamins and minerals, against the Codex and FSSAI "source" and "high" levels, per 100 g and per 100 kcal. Protein also has to supply at least 12.5% of the calories to count, and 25% for full credit.

02 Ingredient integrityA to E
B

Good, few concerning additives

Base
Rice flour
Sweeteners
Maltodextrin
Additives
2
Flagged
Maltodextrin

02 Ingredient integrity: why B

The list is short and plain. Rice flour (86%) leads, then maltodextrin, yeast, a coconut water powder mix (coconut water, sucrose, minerals) and black gram flour. Percentages for everything after the rice flour are not declared.

The raising agent (sodium carbonates, INS 500 (ii)) and the acidity regulator (malic acid, INS 296) cost no ingredient points. No hydrogenated fat, dye or sweetener is listed, and no promise on the pack is hollow.

Scored on how processed the ingredients are, which additives are used and why, and whether the label keeps its promises.

03 Load risk1 to 5
2

Low risk

Added sugar
8.9 g
Sodium
30 mg
Saturated fat
0 g
Trans fat
0 g

03 Load risk: why 2

Added sugar is the largest part of the risk number: 8.9 g per 100 g, 4.5 g per serve. Energy is next at 354 kcal per 100 g, 177 kcal per serve.

Sodium is 30 mg per 100 g, and saturated fat and trans fat are both 0 g, so they add almost nothing. That keeps risk at a 2.

Scored on free sugar, sodium, saturated fat and trans fat, each weighed by how strong the evidence of harm is.

Red flags

  • Red flag: Contains Maltodextrin

Green flags

  • Green flag: Low sodium

Does Eastern 5 Minute Breakfast Palappam Instant Mix live up to its claims?

The no-preservatives claim holds, since only a raising agent and an acidity regulator are listed. The pack count of 10 to 12 palappams and the Kerala taste are framed claims.

  • On the pack

    “No added preservatives”

    Holds

    No preservative is listed. The raising agent (INS 500 (ii)) and acidity regulator (INS 296) are the only additives.

  • On the pack

    “Makes about 10-12 Palappams”

    Be careful

    The pack says a 50 g serve makes 2 to 3 palappams. The 200 g pack holds four serves, which is 8 to 12 palappams.

  • On the pack

    “Authentic taste of Kerala”

    Be careful

    Taste cannot be checked from the label. The list has rice flour, yeast and coconut water powder, but maltodextrin is the second ingredient.

  • On the pack

    “Just add water & blend”

    Holds

    The list is a complete dry mix with yeast and a raising agent already in it, so nothing else needs to be added.

What's in Eastern 5 Minute Breakfast Palappam Instant Mix?

Rice flour is 86% and leads the list, followed by maltodextrin and yeast. The refined base and the 8.9 g added sugar per 100 g are what to watch.

The ingredient list, read for you

Rice flour (86%) is the base, so the mix is mostly starch. Maltodextrin, a refined corn starch, comes second. Yeast and the raising agent (INS 500 (ii)) lift the batter, and the acidity regulator (INS 296) balances it.

A coconut water powder mix (coconut water, sucrose and minerals) adds flavour, and black gram flour comes near the end of the list. Percentages after the rice flour are not declared.

Ingredients to watch

  • Refined starch baseConcern

    Rice flour (86%) and maltodextrin give 80.4 g carbohydrate per 100 g but only 7.8 g protein and 2.1 g fibre, which holds nutrition at an E.

  • Added sugarWorth watching

    8.9 g per 100 g, about 4.5 g per 50 g serve. The coconut water powder mix lists sucrose.

  • MaltodextrinWorth watching

    Second on the list, with no percentage declared. It is a refined starch that adds calories and little else.

  • SodiumFine

    30 mg per 100 g, 15 mg per serve. The curry served with it adds the salt.

  • AdditivesFine

    The raising agent (INS 500 (ii)) and acidity regulator (INS 296) cost no ingredient points.

What it doesn’t have

  • No vitamins or minerals are declared on the panel.
  • Percentages are given only for rice flour, not for the black gram flour or the coconut water powder mix.

Who should eat Eastern 5 Minute Breakfast Palappam Instant Mix?

A few times a week for most adults and children. Sodium is only 15 mg per serve, but the mix gives little protein or fibre.

  • Most adultsA few times a week

    177 kcal per serve, mostly refined starch with 3.9 g protein.

  • ChildrenA few times a week

    No dye or sweetener, but 4.5 g added sugar per serve and little protein or fibre.

  • High blood pressureEveryday

    Only 15 mg sodium per serve, though stews and curries on the side add salt.

  • Weight managementA few times a week

    177 kcal per serve is mostly carbohydrate, with about 1 g fibre to keep you full.

Recipes with Eastern 5 Minute Breakfast Palappam Instant Mix

Serve the palappams with vegetable stew, chicken stew or chutney, so the sides add the protein and vegetables that the 3.9 g protein per serve lacks.

Palappam with vegetable stew

The pack's own pairing: the stew adds the vegetables and some protein to a serve that has 3.9 g protein and about 1 g fibre.

Palappam with chicken stew

Chicken stew brings protein to a base that is 80.4 g carbohydrate per 100 g, so the meal is more balanced.

Palappam with chutney

A quick plate for 2 to 3 palappams from a 50 g serve, with 177 kcal before the chutney.

Eastern 5 Minute Breakfast Palappam Instant Mix: common questions

What is the CleanPlate score of Eastern 5 Minute Breakfast Palappam Instant Mix?

Eastern Palappam Instant Mix is a dry rice-flour mix for Kerala-style appams, made by adding water. It scores EB2: low on nutrition because it is mostly refined rice flour and starch, high on ingredients for a short, clean list, and low on risk with little salt or fat. Best as a breakfast base a few times a week, with a vegetable or protein side. Nutrition E, ingredients B, load risk 2; nutrition and ingredients run A to E, risk runs 1 to 5, and A and 1 are best.

How many calories and how much protein are in Eastern 5 Minute Breakfast Palappam Instant Mix?

Per 100 g, Eastern 5 Minute Breakfast Palappam Instant Mix has 354 kcal, 7.8 g protein, 80.4 g carbohydrate, 0.6 g fat and 0 g saturated fat. One serve (50 g, about 2 to 3 palappams) has 177 kcal and 3.9 g protein.

What are the ingredients in Eastern 5 Minute Breakfast Palappam Instant Mix?

7 ingredients, in label order: Rice flour, Maltodextrin (Corn), Yeast, Coconut water powder mix (Coconut water, sucrose, minerals), Black gram flour, Raising Agent (INS 500 (ii)), Acidity Regulator (INS 296). Flagged: Maltodextrin (low concern).

Does Eastern 5 Minute Breakfast Palappam Instant Mix live up to its claims?

4 claims checked: 2 hold, 2 need care. "Makes about 10-12 Palappams" needs care: The pack says a 50 g serve makes 2 to 3 palappams. The 200 g pack holds four serves, which is 8 to 12 palappams. "Authentic taste of Kerala" needs care: Taste cannot be checked from the label. The list has rice flour, yeast and coconut water powder, but maltodextrin is the second ingredient.

Who should limit Eastern 5 Minute Breakfast Palappam Instant Mix?

Most adults: a few times a week. 177 kcal per serve, mostly refined starch with 3.9 g protein. Children: a few times a week. No dye or sweetener, but 4.5 g added sugar per serve and little protein or fibre. High blood pressure: everyday. Only 15 mg sodium per serve, though stews and curries on the side add salt.

How much sugar, salt and saturated fat does Eastern 5 Minute Breakfast Palappam Instant Mix have?

Per 100 g, Eastern 5 Minute Breakfast Palappam Instant Mix has 8.9 g added sugar, 30 mg sodium (about 0.1 g salt) and 0 g saturated fat. The FSSAI and UK FSA "high" lines are 10 g added sugar, 600 mg sodium and 5 g saturated fat per 100 g. It is under all three lines.

Last reviewed October 28, 2026. Scored with the CleanPlate method from the published label. Spotted a mistake? .

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