Soups
Nongshim SOON Veggie Noodle Soup
2.64 oz/75 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains palm oil
- Seed-oil free
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 7
Nongshim SOON Veggie Noodle Soup scores 7 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Dextrose: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points High fructose corn syrup: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
SOON Veggie Noodle Soup
Ingredients
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- High fructose corn syrup minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 8 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 8 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 5.3 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Saturated fat 6.7 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Salt 4.4 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Protein 8 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 93 = 7
Can’t score above 79. Contains dextrose, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3][4]
Can’t score above 79. High in saturated fat and salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [8]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 100 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 13.3 g |
| Saturated fat | 6.7 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 66.7 g |
| Sugars | 5.3 g |
| Added sugars | 1.3 g |
| Fiber | 1.3 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Salt | 4.4 g |
Serving: 1 cup (75 g)
Ingredients
- ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)
- PALM OIL
- POTATO STARCH
- MODIFIED POTATO STARCH
- DEHYDRATED FLAKES (CARROT, FREEZE DRIED GREEN ONION, FREEZE DRIED CORN, SHIITAKE MUSHROOM) (not recognized)
- SALT
- MALTODEXTRIN
- BLACK PEPPER
- CARROT EXTRACT
- CELLULOSE
- CITRIC ACID
- DEFATTED SOY FLOUR
- DEHYDRATED SOY PASTE (SOY, SALT, WHEAT) (not recognized)
- DEXTROSE (high concern)
- DISODIUM GUANYLATE
- DISODIUM INOSINATE
- DISODIUM SUCCINATE (not recognized)
- GARLIC
- GINGER EXTRACT
- GREEN ONION EXTRACT
- GUM ARABIC
- HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP (high concern)
- HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN
- HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN
- HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN
- KELP EXTRACT
- MODIFIED MUSHROOM
- NATURAL FLAVORS
- ONION
- POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS
- POTASSIUM CARBONATE
- RED CHILI PEPPER
- RIBOFLAVIN (COLOR)
- RICE FLOUR
- SODIUM CARBONATE
- SODIUM PHOSPHATES
- SOY SAUCE (SOY, WHEAT, SALT)
- SUGAR (high concern)
- TOCOPHEROLS (ANTIOXIDANT)
- YEAST EXTRACT
Label text, as published
ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), PALM OIL, POTATO STARCH, MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, DEHYDRATED FLAKES (CARROT, FREEZE DRIED GREEN ONION, FREEZE DRIED CORN, SHIITAKE MUSHROOM), SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: BLACK PEPPER*, CARROT EXTRACT*, CELLULOSE*, CITRIC ACID, DEFATTED SOY FLOUR, DEHYDRATED SOY PASTE* (SOY, SALT, WHEAT), DEXTROSE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM SUCCINATE, GARLIC*, GINGER EXTRACT*, GREEN ONION EXTRACT*, GUM ARABIC, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN, KELP EXTRACT*, MODIFIED MUSHROOM*, NATURAL FLAVORS, ONION*, POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, POTASSIUM CARBONATE, RED CHILI PEPPER*, RIBOFLAVIN (COLOR), RICE FLOUR, SODIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SOY SAUCE* (SOY, WHEAT, SALT), SUGAR, TOCOPHEROLS (ANTIOXIDANT), YEAST EXTRACT.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Nongshim
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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21 CFR 184.1866 High fructose corn syrup
“a sweet, nutritive saccharide mixture containing either approximately 42 or 55 percent fructose”
ecfr.gov
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Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline
“WHO recommends that adults and children reduce saturated fatty acid intake to 10% of total energy intake (strong recommendation).”
who.int
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org
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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu