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Mama Instant Rice Noodles Pho Ga Chicken Flavor

Contains monosodium glutamate

This instant rice-noodle bowl is made in Thailand and includes spices, dried vegetables and fish sauce. It has 2,041 mg sodium per bowl, plus soybean and palm oils, maltodextrin and flavour enhancers.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesDairy-freeContains soyContains wheatContains fish
$3.49 lowest price at SouthEATS
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
284caloriesPer serving · 1 BOWL (65 g)
Protein
0g▼
Fiber
1g▼
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
2041mg▼
Saturated fat
1g
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Ingredients: Rice (58%), Tapioca Starch, Salt, Sugar, Vegetable Oil (Soybeans) (Soya)), Palm), Flavour Enhancers (Monosodium Glutamate) (E621), Disodium 5’Ribonucleotides), Spices (Onion, Shallots, Ginger, Pepper, Ginger, Star Anise, Cardamom, Cinnamon), Dried Vegetables (Spring Onion, Carrot), Wheat (Gluten) Protein, Maltodextrin, Flavouring (Soybeans) (Soya), Soy-sauce (Soybeans) (Soya)), Salt, Malt Extract (Barley) (Gluten), Wheat (Gluten), Yeast Extract, Palm Oil), Fish sauce (Fish) (Anchovy Extract) (0.2%)), Salt, Sugar) (0.28%)
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score ENOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
52 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as grain productsHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 35%37
Ingredients · counts 20%80
Processing · counts 15%28
Sourcing · counts 15%70
Transparency · counts 15%55
Why it scores 52
Nutrition 37 · Compared with other grain foods: more sodium (2041 mg), less fiber (1 g), less whole grain (0%) per 1 BOWL
Ingredients 80 · Sugar, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); Natural flavours (additive, −4); MSG (monosodium glutamate) (additive, −4); 1 more
Processing 28 · Instant noodles with refined starch, maltodextrin and flavour enhancers
Sourcing 70 · Product of Thailand; sourcing of the ingredients isn't stated
Transparency 55 · Ingredients are listed, but flavouring isn't specified
2041 mg sodium per bowl
Contains soybean and palm oil
Contains maltodextrin and flavour enhancers
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for sugar
Varies by additive−12 for natural flavours, msg, yeast extract or hydrolysed protein
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Ingredients
Rice (58%) Tapioca Starch Salt Sugar Vegetable Oil (Soybeans) (Soya)), Palm) Flavour Enhancers (Monosodium Glutamate) (E621), Disodium 5’Ribonucleotides) Spices (Onion, Shallots, Ginger, Pepper, Ginger, Star Anise, Cardamom, Cinnamon) Dried Vegetables (Spring Onion, Carrot) Wheat (Gluten) Protein Maltodextrin Flavouring (Soybeans) (Soya) Soy-sauce (Soybeans) (Soya)) Salt Malt Extract (Barley) (Gluten) Wheat (Gluten), Yeast Extract, Palm Oil) Fish sauce (Fish) (Anchovy Extract) (0.2%)), Salt, Sugar) (0.28%)
16 ingredients 3 to watch3 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives7 additives · 7 limited risk
Seed oilFatLimited risk
ClearShelf standard: we lower the Ingredients score when seed oils are used. This is our house standard, not a medical claim. Research is mixed; major health groups have not found harm at typical intakes.
Palm oilFatLimited risk
High in saturated fat, and refining can form contaminants (glycidyl esters) that EFSA flagged in 2016.
MaltodextrinFillerLimited risk
Highly processed starch that raises blood sugar quickly and adds no nutrition.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
MSG (monosodium glutamate) (E621)Flavour enhancerLimited risk
Considered safe; EFSA set an acceptable daily intake in 2017, and some people report short-lived symptoms.
Yeast extract or hydrolysed proteinFlavour enhancerLimited risk
Contains free glutamate, the flavour-enhancing part of MSG, without being labelled as MSG.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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