Hime Prepared Vegetables in Soy Sauce (Gomoku no Moto) — OKAY
Munch or Dump rates Hime Prepared Vegetables in Soy Sauce (Gomoku no Moto) by Jfc International Inc. OKAY — score 60/90.
A real-vegetable Japanese mix (bamboo, carrot, burdock, shiitake, tofu) dragged down by added sugar, a hit of salt, and free MSG.
Why this verdict
- Solid whole-vegetable base: bamboo shoots, carrot, burdock root, shiitake, and bean curd
- Added sugar and extra salt push it toward processed-food territory
- Contains free MSG (monosodium glutamate) as a flavor booster
- Canned and NOVA-4, but no artificial colors, emulsifiers, or modified starches
Ingredients (10)
- Bamboo shoots (safe) — A whole vegetable - low calorie, high fiber, naturally fat- and sugar-free.
- carrot (safe) — Whole vegetable, source of beta-carotene.
- Burdock root (safe) — Whole root vegetable, high in fiber.
- Shiitake black mushrooms (safe) — Whole mushroom, naturally savory.
- Dried bean curd (soybeans, water, salt, calcium chloride) (safe) — Tofu — a minimally processed plant protein.
- Fried bean curd (soybeans, water, corn oil, salt, calcium chloride) (moderate) — Tofu fried in refined corn oil, adding processed fat.
- Soy sauce (water, soybeans, wheat, salt) (moderate) — Brewed seasoning, but a significant sodium source.
- Sugar (moderate) — Added sugar sitting ahead of cocoa; the main flavor driver here.
- Salt (moderate) — Ready meals tend to run salt-heavy; watch the sodium.
- MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE (moderate) — Synthetic flavor enhancer engineered to amplify umami and sodium