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Annie Chun's Peanut Sesame Noodle Bowl
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Annie Chun's Peanut Sesame Noodle Bowl

Annie Chun's
8.70 oz
Available at Foodtown
560
Calories
17g
Protein
20g
Sugars
650mg
Sodium
6g
Fiber
80
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Annie Chun's Peanut Sesame Noodle Bowl presents as a ready-to-heat, Asian-inspired meal kit you’d typically find in the refrigerated prepared-meals case or specialty chilled Asian section of a supermarket, shelved alongside other microwaveable noodle bowls, dumplings, and refrigerated sauces. It fits late-week convenience runs, quick solo dinners after work or school, and college-student shopping lists — wherever someone wants a fast, flavorful meal without cooking from scratch. The Annie Chun's brand leans into accessible Asian flavors and convenience, positioned toward busy millennials, students, and families seeking approachable “ethnic” meals at a mid-market price; marketing emphasizes authenticity and “crafted” taste rather than premium organic claims. The label uses appetizing language and imagery — “Thai style,” “crafted with care” — that can create a healthful or handmade halo, but there’s no organic certification and the ingredient list includes processed components and added sugars. In plain terms, this is an industrially assembled, ready-to-heat bowl: noodles, a formulated sauce, dehydrated vegetables, and roasted peanuts combined and sealed for shelf life. Sensory profile: expect a glossy, thick peanut-sesame sauce that is sweet-savory with molasses and dextrose sugars, chewy Hokkien noodles, crunchy roasted peanuts and sesame seeds, and slightly chewy rehydrated bok choy and cabbage. Packaging is a plastic, vacuum-sealed microwavable bowl with pull-back film; the eating ritual is simple — heat, peel, stir, and eat from the bowl — reinforcing convenience and minimal clean-up. Nutrition highlights include relatively high calories, notable sodium, and added sugars, consistent with a satisfying but processed convenience meal.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1.0
Servings per Container: 1
Calories560
% Daily Value*
Total Fat15g19%
Saturated Fat2g10%
Sodium650mg28%
Total Carbohydrate89g32%
Dietary Fiber6g21%
Total Sugars20g
Protein17g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS:, HOKKIEN, NOODLES:, WATER,, WHEAT, FLOUR,, MODIFIED, TAPIOCA, STARCH,, LESS, THAN, 2%, OF, SALT,, WHEAT, GLUTEN,, LACTIC, ACID., SAUCE:, DEXTROSE,, PEANUT, BUTTER,, SUGAR,, WATER,, SOY, SAUCE, (WATER,, SOYBEANS,, WHEAT,, SALT),, SESAME, OIL,, PEANUT, FLOUR,, MOLASSES,, RICE, VINEGAR,, GARLIC, PUREE,, SESAME, SEED, PASTE,, LESS, THAN, 2%, OF, PEANUT, OIL,, SPICE,, CRUSHED, CHILI, PEPPER,, SALT,, ROSEMARY, EXTRACT, (SUNFLOWER, OIL,, ROSEMARY, EXTRACT),, GROUND, RED, PEPPER,, LACTIC, ACID., PEANUTS:, DRY, ROASTED, PEANUTS., TOPPING:, DEHYRDRATE, CABBAGE,, DEHYDRATED, BOK, CHOY,, DEHYDRATED, CARROT,, ROASTED, SESAME, SEEDS,, GLUCOSE..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • sesame oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • sunflower oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
No Seed Oil

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

The product is an industrially formulated ready-to-eat meal containing processed ingredients (modified starch, dextrose, added sugars), multiple flavoring and preservative components, and dehydrated elements, which aligns with NOVA group 4 (ultraprocessed foods).

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Common Questions about Annie Chun's Peanut Sesame Noodle Bowl

Well, 'healthy' is a bit of a moving target, isn't it? This bowl packs in 17 grams of protein and 6 grams of fiber, which is great for a quick meal. However, it also has 20 grams of sugar, so if you're watching your sugar intake, you might want to balance it with something lower in sugar later on.

Perfect For

back-to-school
movie-night
game-day-prep

Vibe:

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