Soups
Annie Chun's Shoyu Ramen Soup Bowl
5.4 oz/153 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 25
Annie Chun's Shoyu Ramen Soup Bowl scores 25 out of 100 (Poor) 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
Shoyu Ramen Soup Bowl
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Maltodextrin minus 2.5 points
- Yeast extract minus 1.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1.5 points
- Canola oil minus 1.5 points
- Xanthan gum minus 0.5 points
- Sunflower oil minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Salt 1.5 g / 100 g minus 5 points
100 − 75.5 = 24.5 → 25
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 157 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 1 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 32 g |
| Sugars | 2.6 g |
| Added sugars | 2 g |
| Fiber | 2.6 g |
| Protein | 3.9 g |
| Salt | 1.5 g |
Serving: 1 portion (153 g)
Ingredients
- ramen noodles: water
- wheat flour
- salt
- lactic acid
- soup base: water
- maltodextrin
- soy sauce (water, soybeans, wheat, salt)
- vegetable soup base (vegetable, salt, sugar, tapioca maltodextrin, yeast extract, onion powder, corn starch, garlic powder, turmeric, flavor)
- sugar (high concern)
- sesame oil
- salt
- granulated soy sauce (soy sauce, maltodextrin, salt)
- canola oil
- flavor
- yeast extract
- onion powder
- spices
- granulated garlic
- xanthan gum
- rosemary extract (sunflower oil, rosemary extract)
- topping: dehydrated green onion
- dehydrated carrot
- dehydrated corn
- potassium carbonate
- glucose (high concern)
Label text, as published
ramen noodles: water, wheat flour, less than 2% of salt, lactic acid, soup base: water, maltodextrin, soy sauce (water, soybeans, wheat, salt), vegetable soup base (vegetable (carrot, celery, onion], salt, sugar, tapioca maltodextrin, yeast extract, onion powder, corn starch, garlic powder, turmeric, flavor), sugar, sesame oil, salt, granulated soy sauce (soy sauce [soybeans, wheat, salt], maltodextrin, salt), canola oil, flavor, less than 2% of yeast extract, onion powder, spices, granulated garlic, xanthan gum, rosemary extract (sunflower oil, rosemary extract), topping: dehydrated green onion, dehydrated carrot, dehydrated corn, potassium carbonate, glucose,
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Sesame, Celery
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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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 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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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.”
doi.org
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
doi.org
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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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“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