Knorr International Hong Kong Manchow Noodle Soup

Knorr International Hong Kong Manchow Noodle Soup is a 44 g sachet of soup powder made from maize starch, noodles (24.7%), sugar, salt, dehydrated vegetables (carrot, cabbage, leeks), hydrolysed vegetable protein, caramel colour, hydrogenated palm oil, flavourings and enhancers. The pack serves 4, each 11 g of powder in 150 ml water. The panel is per 100 g of powder.

CleanPlate scores it [R]ED2. The E for nutrition is low: almost no credited protein, fibre or micronutrients per 100 g. The D for ingredients reflects mostly refined or industrial ingredients (led by maize starch, noodles and sugar), with additives that cost points: triphosphates, TBHQ, flavouring and xanthan gum. A red flag (hydrogenated fat / vanaspati (unqualified)) cuts the score by 40%. The 2 for risk is low: sodium, free sugar and saturated fat are all modest as made (sodium 299 mg, free sugar 0.929 g, saturated fat 0.205 g per 100 g).

Maize starch, noodles (24.7%) (refined wheat flour, palm oil, salt, wheat gluten, acidity regulator, texturiser, thickener, antioxidant), sugar, iodised salt, dehydrated vegetables (carrot 2.1%, cabbage 1.7%, leeks 1.1%), hydrolysed vegetable protein, caramel colour (IV), hydrogenated palm oil, thickener, flavours (natural garlic, nature-identical soya sauce), flavour enhancer (627, 631), acidity regulator, spices and condiments and oleoresin chilli.

Per 100 g: 360 kcal, 6.2 g fat of which 3 g saturated, 14.6 g sugar of which 13.6 g added, 2.8 g fibre, 5.2 g protein, 4374 mg sodium. The risk score is as made up: 11 g of powder in 150 ml water per serve (161 g); the printed panel and the nutrition line above are per 100 g of dry powder, where sodium is 4,374 mg. Hydrogenated palm oil has no partly or fully qualifier, so the declared trans fat (0.02 g) is not accepted and the score is provisional (PHO_DEFAULT). Macros add up to 86 g.