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WAKAME

Contains high sodium

This is single-ingredient raw wakame from Japan for soups, salads and side dishes. It has 390 mg sodium per 5 g serving and carries a California warning about cadmium.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphates
$10.99 1.76OZ · lowest price at Gold Mine Natural Foods
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
5caloriesPer serving · 1 tbsp (5g)
Protein
1g▲
Fiber
2g▲
Added sugar
—
Sodium
390mg▼
Saturated fat
—
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Wakame (Undaria pinnatifida)
Product details
OriginJapan
“Country of Origin - Japan” — the product page
77 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as canned and frozen produce, legumesHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 30%64
Ingredients · counts 20%100
Processing · counts 10%85
Sourcing · counts 20%70
Transparency · counts 20%74
Why it scores 77
Nutrition 64 · Compared with other canned, frozen and dried foods: more sodium (390 mg), more fiber (2 g), more protein (1 g); no added sugar per 1 tbsp
Ingredients 100 · Single ingredient: Wakame (Undaria pinnatifida)
Processing 85 · Single-ingredient raw wakame, dried for use in meals
Sourcing 70 · Country of origin is Japan; no growing or harvest practice is stated
Transparency 74 · Complete ingredient list and country of origin are stated
390 mg sodium per 5 g serving
California Prop 65 warning for cadmium
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductionsNone: no added sugar, seed oils, dyes, sweeteners or flagged additives were found.
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Wakame (Undaria pinnatifida)
1 ingredient
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

AdditivesNo additives found

No additives, added sugars, seed oils or flavourings found in the ingredient list.

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