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ICHIEI FOODS Fried Seaweed Stick Snack

Contains vegetable oil

These crispy wasabi-seasoned seaweed sticks use domestically sourced dried seaweed and domestically produced wheat flour. They also contain vegetable oil, sweeteners, flavorings and colorings.

No artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesContains dairyContains soyContains wheatContains fish
$4.99 lowest price at NIPPON Journey
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
534caloriesPer 100 g
Protein
7.5g
Fiber
—
Added sugar
—
Sodium
916mg▼
Saturated fat
5.1g
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Ingredients: Wheat flour (domestically produced), vegetable oil, dried seaweed (domestically produced), starch, sugar, starch hydrolysate, salt, bonito extract powder, yeast extract powder, soy protein, chili pepper, horseradish, lactose, mustard, seasoning (amino acids, etc.), spice extract preparation, sweetener (stevia), acidulant, caramel color, coloring (safflower yellow, gardenia), antioxidant (vitamin C)
53 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs, 3 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 30%55
Ingredients · counts 30%60
Processing · counts 25%30
Sourcing · counts 5%70
Transparency · counts 10%72
Why it scores 53
Nutrition 55 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: more sodium (916 mg) per 100g
Ingredients 60 · Vegetable oil, 2nd ingredient (seed oil, −18, ClearShelf standard); Sugar, 5th ingredient (added sugar, −8); Wheat flour (refined starch, −6); 2 more
Processing 30 · Fried wheat-flour snack with vegetable oil, flavorings, sweetener and colorants.
Sourcing 70 · The product says its seaweed and wheat flour are domestically sourced or produced.
Transparency 72 · Full ingredient list and domestic-origin claims for seaweed and wheat flour.
Contains vegetable oil
Contains sugar and starch hydrolysate
Contains caramel color and added colorings
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−14 for sugar, wheat flour
Varies by additive−8 for caramel colour, yeast extract or hydrolysed protein
ClearShelf standard−18 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
Wheat flour (domestically produced) Vegetable oil Dried seaweed (domestically produced) Starch Sugar Starch hydrolysate Salt Bonito extract powder Yeast extract powder Soy protein Chili pepper Horseradish Lactose Mustard Seasoning (amino acids, etc.) Spice extract preparation Sweetener (stevia) Acidulant Caramel color Coloring (safflower yellow, gardenia) Antioxidant (vitamin C)
21 ingredients 4 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 additives · 4 limited risk
Caramel colour (E150)ColourLimited risk
Some types (E150c, E150d) can contain 4-MEI, which IARC lists as possibly carcinogenic (Group 2B); levels are regulated.
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.
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.
Stevia (steviol glycosides) (E960)SweetenerNo risk
Plant-derived and considered safe by EFSA and the FDA at normal intakes.
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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