Tonkotsu Ramen

How it scored 45 / 100

Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 61 listed

• 1 Potato Starch
  Native starch extracted from potato tubers.
  Safe
• 2 Fortified Wheat Flour
  Wheat flour to which specific micronutrients (typically iron, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, and folic acid) have been added during milling to…
  Low
• 3 Palm Oil
  Edible oil extracted from the mesocarp of the fruit of Elaeis guineensis (oil palm). Semi-solid at room temperature; ~50% saturated fat (mos…
  Moderate
• 4 Spicy Sauce
  Generic descriptor for a sauce with heat from chili peppers or spices.
  Low
• 5 Salt
  Sodium chloride (NaCl), a crystalline mineral compound composed of roughly 40% sodium and 60% chloride by mass.
  Low
• 6 Maltodextrin
  A short-chain glucose polymer (3–20 glucose units, DE 3–20) produced by partial enzymatic or acid hydrolysis of corn, potato, rice, or wheat…
  Moderate
• 7 Wheat Gluten
  Protein component of wheat (gliadin and glutenin), separated from starch.
  Low
• 8 Artificial Beef Flavor
  Flavoring made from synthetic or non-beef-derived ingredients to mimic beef taste.
  Low
• 9 Black Pepper
  Dried, ground berries of the Piper nigrum plant.
  Safe
• 10 Chicken Broth
  Liquid prepared by simmering chicken meat, bones, and aromatics in water.
  Safe
• 11 Corn Syrup
  A sweet, nutritive saccharide mixture produced from corn starch hydrolysate. The high-fructose form (HFCS) contains approximately 42% or 55%…
  Moderate
• 12 Soya Flour
  Flour milled from soybeans.
  Low
• 13 Disodium Guanylate
  Disodium guanylate (GMP), a flavor-enhancing nucleotide derived from yeast or fish, used synergistically with MSG.
  Low
• 14 Disodium Inosinate
  Disodium inosinate (IMP), a flavor-enhancing nucleotide derived from meat, fish, or fermentation. Used synergistically with MSG.
  Low
• 15 Disodium Succinate
  Disodium salt of succinic acid (E363 sodium salt).
  Low
• 16 dried flakes —
• 17 Garlic
  Allium sativum, a bulbous plant whose cloves are rich in organosulfur compounds — most notably allicin (formed when garlic is crushed) — plu…
  Safe
• 18 Ginger
  The rhizome of Zingiber officinale, used fresh, dried, or powdered as a spice and traditional medicine.
  Safe
• 19 Acacia Gum
  Dried sap of the Acacia tree (Acacia senegal/seyal); a complex polysaccharide also called gum arabic.
  Low
• 20 Hydrolysed Soy Protein
  Soy protein broken down by acid or enzymatic hydrolysis into peptides and free amino acids; high in glutamic acid.
  Moderate
• 21 Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
  Plant protein (soy, corn, wheat) broken down via acid or enzymatic hydrolysis to release flavor-active amino acids and peptides.
  Moderate
• 22 Modified Corn Starch
  Corn starch chemically or physically altered (acid hydrolysis, esterification, etherification, oxidation, or enzymatic treatment) to change …
  Low
• 23 Modified Tapioca Starch
  Tapioca starch (from cassava root) chemically or physically modified to alter properties.
  Low
• 24 Natural Flavouring
  A regulatory umbrella term (21 CFR 101.22) for flavor extracts derived from spices, fruit, vegetable, herb, bark, root, leaf, meat, seafood,…
  Low
• 25 Onion Oil
  Volatile oil extracted from onion (Allium cepa) bulbs by steam distillation.
  Safe
• 26 Onion
  The edible bulb of Allium cepa L., a widely cultivated vegetable in the Allium family that also includes garlic, shallots, and leeks.
  Safe
• 27 Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids
  Esters of polyglycerol with fatty acids; nonionic emulsifier (PGE / PEFA).
  Low
• 28 Pork Bone
  Bone from domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); used for stocks, broths, and gelatin extraction.
  Low
• 29 Pork Fat
  Rendered or unrendered fat from pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus); includes lard. Roughly 40% saturated, 45% monounsaturated, 10% polyunsaturated…
  Low
• 30 Potassium Carbonate
  Potassium carbonate (K2CO3); alkaline mineral salt.
  Low
• 31 Riboflavin
  Riboflavin (vitamin B2), a water-soluble B vitamin. Used as a yellow-orange food color (E101) and as a vitamin fortificant.
  Low
• 32 Sorbitol
  Sorbitol, a sugar alcohol (polyol) found naturally in fruits and produced industrially by hydrogenation of glucose.
  Moderate
• 33 Soya Lecithin
  A naturally occurring mixture of phospholipids (phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol) extracted from soybean …
  Low
• 34 Glycine Max Sprout Extract
  Glycine max sprout extract is an extract from sprouted soybeans, used in supplements/cosmetics and occasionally functional foods.
  Low
• 35 Sugar
  Sucrose, a disaccharide of glucose and fructose, refined from sugarcane or sugar beets.
  Moderate
• 36 Sunflower Oil
  Edible vegetable oil pressed from the seeds of Helianthus annuus, typically high in linoleic acid (omega-6) or, in high-oleic varieties, ole…
  Low
• 37 Tocopherol-Rich Extract
  Tocopherol-rich extract — a natural extract of mixed tocopherols (vitamin E forms) from vegetable oils, used as a natural antioxidant.
  Low
• 38 Tuna
  Edible saltwater fish, primarily Thunnus species (yellowfin, albacore, skipjack, bluefin).
  Low
• 39 Yeast Extract
  Concentrate of soluble compounds from autolyzed Saccharomyces yeast cells; contains naturally occurring glutamates and nucleotides.
  Low
• 40 Anchovy
  Small saltwater forage fish (Engraulidae family), typically cured in salt or oil.
  Low
• 41 Milk
  Lacteal secretion from cows or other domesticated ruminants (goats, sheep). Contains water, lactose, milk fat, casein and whey proteins, vit…
  Low
• 42 Wheat Flour
  Powder ground from wheat grain (Triticum aestivum). Contains starch, gluten-forming proteins (gliadin, glutenin), bran, and germ depending o…
  Low
• 43 Nicotinic Acid
  Nicotinic acid (niacin or vitamin B3, pyridine-3-carboxylic acid). E375 is the EU additive code for its use as a vitamin/nutrient added to f…
  Low
• 44 Reduced Iron
  Elemental iron powder (Fe) produced by reducing iron oxide with hydrogen or carbon monoxide; used as a food fortificant.
  Low
• 45 Thiamin Mononitrate
  Synthetic, stable form of vitamin B1 (thiamine). The nitrate salt is preferred for fortification because it tolerates heat and humidity bett…
  Low
• 46 Folic Acid
  Synthetic form of folate (vitamin B9). Pteroylmonoglutamic acid, a water-soluble B vitamin essential for DNA synthesis and red blood cell fo…
  Low
• 47 Canola Oil
  Edible oil pressed from low-erucic-acid varieties of Brassica napus or B. campestris (rapeseed). Refined, bleached, deodorized, and standard…
  Low
• 48 Red Chili Pepper
  Mature red fruit of Capsicum annuum or related species; whole vegetable/spice.
  Safe
• 49 Water
  Water intended for human consumption; the most common ingredient in processed foods and beverages. Bottled water is regulated as a food unde…
  Safe
• 50 Sesame Oil
  Edible vegetable oil pressed from sesame seeds (Sesamum indicum), with a distinct nutty flavor; major allergen.
  Low
• 51 Yellow Corn Flour
  Finely ground flour from dried yellow corn (Zea mays) kernels.
  Safe
• 52 Vinegar
  Dilute aqueous solution of acetic acid produced by acetic-acid-bacteria fermentation of ethanol from fruit, grain, or other carbohydrate sou…
  Safe
• 53 Broad Bean
  Vicia faba (fava bean), edible legume seed.
  Low
• 54 Soya Low
• 55 Spring Onion
  Young Allium cepa harvested before the bulb fully matures; also called scallion or green onion.
  Safe
• 56 Corn
  Edible cereal grain from Zea mays.
  Safe
• 57 Wheat
  Wheat is a cereal grain (genus Triticum).
  Low
• 58 Dairy
  Generic umbrella term for milk and milk-derived products (cheese, butter, cream, yogurt, whey, etc.).
  Low
• 59 Dextrose
  D-glucose, a simple sugar (monosaccharide). Produced commercially by complete enzymatic or acid hydrolysis of corn starch.
  Moderate
• 60 Colour
  Generic ingredient term covering any of dozens of permitted colour additives — synthetic dyes (e.g. tartrazine E102, allura red E129, brilli…
  Low
• 61 Antioxidant
  Functional class label for substances added to retard oxidative rancidity (e.g., tocopherols, ascorbic acid, BHA, BHT, TBHQ, rosemary extrac…
  Low