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MINOR'S Pho Concentrate

Contains corn/canola oil

This pho concentrate seasons broth quickly and is labeled gluten free. It contains 2 g added sugar and 530 mg sodium per serving, along with natural flavors and vegetable oils.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesGluten-free (label)Dairy-freeLow sugarContains fishContains corn
$22.70 lowest price at MINOR'S Food Service
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
10caloriesPer serving · 3/4 tsp (5.25g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
2g▼
Sodium
530mg▼
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: SUGAR, SALT, WATER, ANCHOVY EXTRACT, GINGER PUREE (GINGER, WATER, CITRIC ACID), SPICES, NATURAL FLAVORS, YEAST EXTRACT, 2% OR LESS OF MODIFIED CORN STARCH, ONION JUICE CONCENTRATE, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN AND/OR CANOLA OIL), DEXTROSE, SUNFLOWER OIL, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, GUM ARABIC, CORN SYRUP
Product details
ShippingCooler with dry ice; keeps contents frozenDry iceInsulated boxShips frozen
“We pack our frozen products in a cooler within a shipping box with enough dry ice to keep the contents frozen well into the evening of the delivery date.” — the brand’s shipping and store pages
32 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 35%5
Ingredients · counts 25%62
Processing · counts 15%25
Sourcing · counts 10%35
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 32
Nutrition 5 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (530 mg); 2 g added sugar per 3/4 tsp
Ingredients 62 · Sugar, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); Vegetable oil, 11th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Natural flavours (additive, −4); 1 more
Processing 25 · Formulated concentrate with natural flavors, modified starch, oils and gum
Sourcing 35 · Sugar and refined oils are listed; no ingredient sourcing practices are stated
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but natural flavors and spices are unspecified
2 g added sugar per serving
Contains corn, canola and sunflower oils
Contains natural flavors
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Varies by additive−8 for natural flavours, yeast extract or hydrolysed protein
ClearShelf standard−10 for vegetable oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
SUGAR SALT WATER ANCHOVY EXTRACT GINGER PUREE (GINGER, WATER, CITRIC ACID) SPICES NATURAL FLAVORS YEAST EXTRACT 2% OR LESS OF MODIFIED CORN STARCH ONION JUICE CONCENTRATE VEGETABLE OIL (CORN AND/OR CANOLA OIL) DEXTROSE SUNFLOWER OIL CALCIUM CHLORIDE GUM ARABIC CORN SYRUP
16 ingredients 5 to watch3 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives7 additives · 5 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.
Modified starch (E14xx)ThickenerLimited risk
Chemically treated starch; considered safe, but a marker of more processed food.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
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.
Gum arabic (acacia) (E414)ThickenerNo risk
A natural tree-sap fibre; EFSA found no safety concern in 2017.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
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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