amber
E627
MSG-family flavour enhancer. Always paired with MSG; same trigger profile.
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Nongshim Hot & Spicy Bowl Noodle Soup 100g
Is Nongshim Hot & Spicy Bowl Noodle Soup 100g low tox? Our scanner flagged 3 ingredients (3 in the caution tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
3 caution
3 ingredients flagged
What we flagged
amber
E621
Reported migraine and MCAS trigger in sensitive individuals.
Niaz et al. EXCLI J 2018 (review); Yang et al. Nutrients 1997
amber
E631
MSG-family flavour enhancer. Always paired with MSG; same trigger profile.
Full ingredients (from label)
Noodles : Wheat flourvegetable oil (contains antioxidant (307B))potato starchsaltsweetener (420)maltodextrinemulsifier (322, (soy))mineral salt (501, 500, 452, 339)thockener (412)green tea extractcolour (101). Soup Powder: SaltHydrolyzed vegetable protein (soy)maltodextrinflavour enhancers (627, 621, 631)vegetarblessugaryeast extractstarches (wheat)vegetable iolsspicesglucosesoy sauce (soy, wheat, salt)flavoursthickener (414)fructosemineral salts(339, 500)soy seaweedemulsifier (322 soy) Flakes : pollack (fish)vegetablesstarches (wheat)sweetener (420)sugarsaltsoyemulsifiers (475, 491, 452)mineral salts (339, 500, 340)flavours spicesmaltodextrin
How this analysis is generated
Each ingredient on this product's published label is matched against our 237 source-cited chemical rules, each documenting a concern from peer-reviewed research and regulatory sources. Severity tiers:
- Avoid (red) — banned or restricted in the EU, UK or Canada but still legal in the US, IARC-listed, or strong contact-allergen evidence.
- Caution (amber) — regulatory caution, contamination risk, or condition-specific irritant.
- Mild (green) — low concern but commonly avoided in low-tox formulations.
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