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Udon ramen kit

Yogi Yo

0634158582868

Processing

4

Ultra-processed

Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale

Additives listed

9

0 we grade moderate or higher

7 of them not yet assessed here

Salt per 100g

1.71g

High

UK FSA front of pack threshold

Three separate readings, kept apart on purpose. This is not a score, and none of it says this product is harmful.

Additives (9)

This label lists 2 flavour enhancers, 2 thickeners and gelling agents, 1 acidity regulator, 1 colour, 1 preservative and 1 raising agent. 1 more we cannot place from the code alone.

E202 Potassium sorbate
Preservative Low moderate evidence

What it is. The potassium salt of sorbic acid, which stops mould and yeast growth.

Why it is used. Used in cheese, baked goods, dried fruit, wine and dressings.

What the evidence says. Widely used and long regarded as one of the gentler preservatives. EFSA's 2015 re-evaluation lowered the acceptable daily intake and noted gaps in the genotoxicity data, asking for more work, while finding no evidence of harm at the levels actually used.

Regulatory status UK Permitted EU Permitted US Permitted

Permitted with maximum levels. EFSA has asked for further data rather than restricted it.

Assessed against EFSA. Full entry for E202

E621 Monosodium glutamate
Flavour enhancer No real concern strong evidence

What it is. The sodium salt of glutamate, an amino acid found naturally in tomatoes, cheese and mushrooms.

Why it is used. Boosts savoury, umami flavour in stocks, crisps, ready meals and sauces.

What the evidence says. The old idea of MSG causing headaches and flushing, once called Chinese restaurant syndrome, has not held up in controlled trials. Regulators worldwide treat it as safe at normal intake. A genuinely useful example of a feared additive that the evidence exonerates.

Regulatory status UK Permitted EU Permitted US Permitted

Permitted and classed as safe. Adds to total sodium, so it counts towards salt if a product uses a lot.

Assessed against EFSA, JECFA, US FDA. Full entry for E621

Also on the label, not assessed here yet

  • E1442 Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate thickener
  • E150A Plain caramel colour
  • E270 Lactic acid acidity regulator
  • E363 No entry in our register
  • E401 Sodium alginate thickener
  • E500 Sodium carbonates raising agent
  • E635 Disodium 5'-ribonucleotides flavour enhancer

Names and jobs come from the register of additives permitted in Great Britain, which we have not finished transcribing: a code shown without a name is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that it is unapproved. Naming one is not grading it either. Full detail appears only where we have an assessment against a named authority, so all of this describes our coverage rather than these additives. Most are common and low concern.

Ingredients

UDON NOODLES (82%): (WATER, WHEAT FLOUR, TAPIOCA STARCH, ACETATE STARCH SUNFLOWER OIL, SALT, WHEAT GLUTEN, ACIDITY REGULATOR: LACTIC ACID, ACIDITY REGULATOR SODIUM CARBONATE, THICKENER: SODIUM ALGINATE). SOUP BASE [16%]: [WATER, SOY SAUCE (WATER, SOYBEAN, WHEAT, SALT), SOYBEAN PASTE (SOYBEANS WATER, WHEAT FLOUR, MALTOSE SYRUP, SALT, ALCOHOL, FLAVOUR ENHANCER: MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE PRESERVATIVE: POTASSIUM SORBATE ), FRUCTOSE SYRUP, SUGAR, SALT, SOY PROTEIN SEASONING, KELP EXTRACT, COLOUR: PLAIN CARAMEL, THICKENER: HYDROXYPROPYL DISTARCH PHOSPHATE, FLAVOUR ENHANCER: MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, CABBAGE POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, FLAVOURING, FLAVOUR ENHANCER: DISODIUM 5'-RIBONUCLEOTIDES, DISODIUM SUCCINATE, PRESERVATIVE: POTASSIUM SORBATE]. SEASONING [2%]: (DRIED CARROT, DRIED SPRING ONION, DRIED SEAWEED). MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF NUTS, PEANUT, CRUSTACEANS, FISH, EGG AND SESAME. (

As printed on the pack, in the producer's own order: ingredients are listed by weight, so what comes first is most of what is in it. E numbers link to their assessment where we have one.

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