Nongshim Stir Fry Shin Ramyun Noodles with Cheese

Nongshim Stir Fry Shin Ramyun with Cheese is a 136 g pack of Korean stir-fry noodles: fried noodles (about 105 g) with a spicy seasoning sauce and a cheese-flavoured seasoning powder. The panel is printed per 100 g of dry product.

CleanPlate scores it EC4. The E for nutrition is low: almost no credited protein, fibre or micronutrients per 100 g; its 8 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 refined wheat flour, potato starch and palm oil), with additives that cost points: sodium phosphates, riboflavin, silicon dioxide and a flavour enhancer. The 4 for risk comes mainly from sodium (920 mg per 100 g) and saturated fat (6.6 g per 100 g).

Noodles: refined wheat flour, potato starch, palm oil, salt, mineral salts (501(i), 500(i), 339(ii)), emulsifier (322), colour (101). Seasoning sauce: hydrolysed vegetable protein (soy), rapeseed oil, yeast extract, maltodextrin, tomato paste, soy sauce, sugar, salt, mustard, spices, glucose, flavour enhancers (621, 631), acid (330). Seasoning powder: skim milk powder, wheat flour, dairy cream, whey powder, lactose, sugar, cheese, coconut oil, glucose, flavour enhancer (621), rice flour, anticaking agent (551), parsley, colour (101).

Per 100 g: 418 kcal, 14 g fat of which 6.6 g saturated, 6.2 g sugar of which 5.6 g added, 8 g protein, 920 mg sodium. Atwater energy equals the declared 418 kcal. The cheese percentage is not declared, which costs 2 points under FSSAI Regulation 5(2)(g). The pack states added monosodium glutamate; those lines on the back were partly blurred. No veg mark was seen.