Instant noodles
Pulmuone Teriyaki Stir-fry Udon With Mixed Vegetable Topping
208 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Contains sugar alcohols
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 17
Pulmuone Teriyaki Stir-fry Udon With Mixed Vegetable Topping scores 17 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points 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 Receipt
Teriyaki Stir-fry Udon With Mixed Vegetable Topping
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Invert 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 8 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 2.1 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Energy 196 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
- Fiber 4 g / 100 g plus 2 points
- Protein 10 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 83 = 17
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3][6][7][8][9]
Can’t score above 79. High in salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [10]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 196 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 5 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.5 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 83 g |
| Sugars | 8 g |
| Added sugars | 1.9 g |
| Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 10 g |
| Salt | 2.1 g |
Serving: 1 packet (208.5 g)
Ingredients
- ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)
- WATER
- MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH
- CANOLA OIL
- INSOLUBLE SOY FIBER
- VEGETABLE FLAVOR OIL (SORBITOL, SUNFLOWER OIL, WATER, POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, SOY LECITHIN, SUGAR)
- LACTIC ACID
- VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN
- SEA SALT
- SUGAR (high concern)
- MALTODEXTRIN
- SOY SAUCE (WATER, SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT)
- ONION
- SALT
- SOY SAUCE (WATER, SOYBEANS)
- POTASSIUM CARBONATE
- GREEN ONION
- CORN SYRUP (high concern)
- SKIPJACK TUNA
- TOMATO POWDER
- SUGAR SYRUP (high concern)
- DISODIUM INOSINATE
- DISODIUM GUANYLATE
- RICE BRAN OIL
- YEAST EXTRACT
- DEXTRIN
- COD BONE EXTRACT (CORN SYRUP, COD BONE, WATER, DEXTRIN, SALT, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, ETHYL ALCOHOL) (not recognized)
- OYSTER
- GARLIC
- ANCHOVY
- WATER
- CARAMEL COLOR (high concern)
- KELP
- RICE POWDER
- POLLOCK
- SODIUM CARBONATE
- PALM OIL
- CAYENNE PEPPER
- SOYBEANS
- GINGER
- DISODIUM PHOSPHATE
- GARLIC EXTRACT (GARLIC, DEXTRIN, SALT)
- CITRIC ACID
- DISODIUM SUCCINATE (not recognized)
- BLACK PEPPER
- SODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE
- CAPSICUM OLEORESIN
- ROSEMARY OLEORESIN
- XANTHAN GUM
- DRIED PEAS
- DRIED CARROTS
- ROASTED SESAME SEEDS
- DRIED GREEN ONION
- DEXTROSE (high concern)
Label text, as published
ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, CANOLA OIL, INSOLUBLE SOY FIBER, VEGETABLE FLAVOR OIL (SORBITOL, SUNFLOWER OIL, WATER, POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, SOY LECITHIN, SUGAR), LACTIC ACID, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, SEA SALT. SUGAR, MALTODEXTRIN, SOY SAUCE (WATER, SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT), ONION, SALT, SOY SAUCE (WATER, SOYBEANS), POTASSIUM CARBONATE, GREEN ONION, CORN SYRUP, SKIPJACK TUNA, TOMATO POWDER, SUGAR SYRUP, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, RICE BRAN OIL, YEAST EXTRACT, DEXTRIN, COD BONE EXTRACT (CORN SYRUP, COD BONE, WATER, DEXTRIN, SALT, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, ETHYL ALCOHOL), OYSTER, GARLIC, ANCHOVY, WATER, CARAMEL COLOR, KELP, RICE POWDER, POLLOCK, SODIUM CARBONATE, PALM OIL, CAYENNE PEPPER, SOYBEANS, GINGER, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, GARLIC EXTRACT (GARLIC, DEXTRIN, SALT), CITRIC ACID, DISODIUM SUCCINATE, BLACK PEPPER, SODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, CAPSICUM OLEORESIN, ROSEMARY OLEORESIN, XANTHAN GUM. DRIED PEAS, DRIED CARROTS, ROASTED SESAME SEEDS, DRIED GREEN ONION, DEXTROSE. CONTAINS: FISH (ANCHOVY, COD, POLLOCK, SKIPJACK TUNA), SESAME, SOY, WHEAT.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Fish, Molluscs, Sesame
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
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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.”
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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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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
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Questions & Answers About 4-MEI
“Based on current science, the FDA has no reason to believe that there are any immediate or short-term health risks presented by 4-MEI at the levels expected in food.”
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Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–142 (List of Classifications)
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Proposition 65 List of Chemicals Known to the State to Cause Cancer or Reproductive Toxicity
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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
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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.”
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Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex III point 2.4 (foods with more than 10 % added polyols)
“‘excessive consumption may produce laxative effects’.”
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“replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid effectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.”
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
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