Spicy Chinese Noodle confusion

bathsheba_c
bathsheba_c Posts: 1,873 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I bought one of those instant ramen noodle things (yes, I know, shut up). However, the nutritional label is very confusing. The container lists nutritional information for "per 100gr" and "prepared meal." The container is 70 grams, yet the "prepared meal" listing contains several times more of every nutrient than the "per 100gr" listing. I know that the flavor packets add a ton of junk, but I have a hard time believing that a tablespoon of spices would add 230 calories.

What's going on?

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  • jesse1379
    jesse1379 Posts: 239 Member
    I was always under the impression they were low fat like any other pasta but then I looked at the label and it said like 12g of fat?!
  • NdBuk
    NdBuk Posts: 25
    At a guess, that's per 100g as prepared (i.e. including the weight of the water you added!) so although you only have 70g in the packet I'm guessing once cooked there's way over 100g in total on your plate.
  • sannsk
    sannsk Posts: 203 Member
    Think you can get a photo / screenshot of the label on here?

    Have you tried actually weighing the food (without container)? How much does it weigh?

    The best option would probably be: Don't eat that cr*p ;-)
  • Swissmiss
    Swissmiss Posts: 8,754 Member
    Don't you think that at times a company will just guess on the nutritional values? They probably do not know this information. I am not going to tell you what to eat or not. I eat processed foods just about every day for lunch.
  • SorchaRavenlock
    SorchaRavenlock Posts: 220 Member
    The fat is in that little pouch, the powder is more then just herbs as far as I know, it's all concentrated stuff.
    Have you tried looking it up here in the data base? The info on the pot does sound confusing :frown: Else just log it as per "prepared meal" and consider it a lesson learned.
  • bathsheba_c
    bathsheba_c Posts: 1,873 Member
    No camera here, but here's what the label looks like basically:

    Per Dish Per 100gr
    Energy 304 73.3
    Proteins 5.9 1.4
    Carbohydrate 39.5 9.5
    Total Fats 13.3 3.3
    Sodium 1376 332
    Cholesterol 0 0

    Noodle ingredients are wheat flour, vegetable oil, salt. Dried vegetables are corn, carrot, onion. Spice packet contains salt, sugar, MSG, herbs and spices, yeast extract, dried onion.

    I didn't actually weigh the food, but I based on feel, 70 g would be accurate.
  • bathsheba_c
    bathsheba_c Posts: 1,873 Member
    bump
  • mfp_1
    mfp_1 Posts: 516 Member
    What brand is it?

    If it's listed on their website, somebody might be able to help if you post a link.

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