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Pho Kup Instant Spicy Veggie Pho (Case of 10 Kups)

Contains sunflower oil

A spicy instant vegetarian pho with rice noodles and 4 g added sugar per bowl. It contains sunflower and palm oils, maltodextrin, and natural and artificial flavors.

No artificial dyesNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesGluten-free (label)Dairy-freeVegetarian
$24.99 10 kups · lowest price at PHO'NOMENAL FOODS
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
200caloriesPer serving · One Bowl (58g)
Protein
4g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
4g▼
Sodium
400mg
Saturated fat
1.5g
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Ingredients: Rice noodles (rice, tapioca starch, potato starch, guar gum), soup base (Pho’nomenal vegetarian soup base, anti caking powder, chili powder), sugar, salt, maltodextrin, yeast extract, sunflower oil, chinese cabbage extract, onion, spices, mushroom extract, tomato powder, silicon dioxide, garlic, rosemary extract, natural and artificial flavor, chili powder, oil pack (palm oil, garlic, tomato paste, sawleaf, red onion, green onion, ginger, chili, sweet basil, natural and nature identical flavor, natural color of paprika elecresin)
52 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%70
Ingredients · counts 25%52
Processing · counts 15%25
Sourcing · counts 10%35
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 52
Nutrition 70 · 4 g added sugar per One Bowl; otherwise typical for ready meals and sauces
Ingredients 52 · Sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Sunflower oil, 7th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Artificial flavours (additive, −10); 2 more
Processing 25 · Instant noodles with starches, maltodextrin, oils and added flavors
Sourcing 35 · Refined starches, sugar and oils; no specific sourcing practices stated
Transparency 50 · Ingredients are listed, but the soup base and flavor blends are not fully specified
Contains sunflower and palm oils
Natural and artificial flavors
4 g added sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Varies by additive−18 for artificial flavours, silicon dioxide, yeast extract or hydrolysed protein
ClearShelf standard−10 for sunflower 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
Rice noodles (rice, tapioca starch, potato starch, guar gum) Soup base (Pho’nomenal vegetarian soup base, anti caking powder, chili powder) Sugar Salt Maltodextrin Yeast extract Sunflower oil Chinese cabbage extract Onion Spices Mushroom extract Tomato powder Silicon dioxide Garlic Rosemary extract Natural and artificial flavor Chili powder Oil pack (palm oil, garlic, tomato paste, sawleaf, red onion, green onion, ginger, chili, sweet basil, natural and nature identical flavor, natural color of paprika elecresin)
18 ingredients 2 to watch4 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives9 additives · 1 moderate risk
Artificial flavoursFlavouringModerate risk
Undisclosed synthetic compounds; the FDA delisted seven synthetic flavours in 2018 after cancer findings in animals.
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.
Silicon dioxide (E551)Anti-caking agentLimited risk
Approved, but EFSA noted in 2018 that data on its nano-sized particles were too limited to set a safe intake.
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.
Guar gum (E412)ThickenerNo risk
A fibre from guar beans; EFSA considers it safe at normal intakes.
Rosemary extract (E392)AntioxidantNo risk
A natural antioxidant from rosemary; EFSA considers it 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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