Nissin Geki Spicy Chicken Korean Ramen Noodles

Nissin Geki Spicy Chicken is an 80 g Korean-style packet: fried noodles (80%) with a seasoning mix (12.5%) of sugar, soya protein, dehydrated chicken powder and bits, and a seasoning oil sachet. The panel is printed per 100 g.

CleanPlate scores it EC3. The E for nutrition is low: almost no credited protein, fibre or micronutrients per 100 g; its 10 g of protein earns no credit because it is under 2.75 g per 100 kcal. The C for ingredients reflects mostly refined or industrial ingredients (led by noodles, sugar and hydrolysed vegetable protein), with additives that cost points: triphosphates, TBHQ, guar gum and silicon dioxide. The 3 for risk comes mainly from saturated fat (6.2 g per 100 g) and calories (453 kcal per 100 g). The grade is held at 3 because the panel prints no sodium line.

Noodles (80%): refined wheat flour (maida), edible vegetable oil (palm), tapioca starch, iodised salt, acidity regulators, thickener (412), turmeric powder and antioxidant (319). Seasoning mix (12.5%): sugar, hydrolysed vegetable protein (soya), dehydrated chicken powder, dehydrated chicken bits, garlic powder, salt, onion powder, yeast extract powder, flavour enhancers (631, 627), mixed spices 2.25% and more. Seasoning oil.

Per 100 g: 453 kcal, 16.9 g fat of which 6.2 g saturated, 7.38 g sugar, 10 g protein. The panel prints no sodium line, so sodium is not credited as a risk and the score is provisional. The chicken percentage is not declared, which costs 2 points under FSSAI Regulation 5(2)(g). Atwater energy matches the declared 453.38 kcal. No veg mark was read.