
Annie Chun's Peanut Sesame Noodle Bowl
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
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
Dietary Labels
Ultra-Processing Assessment
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.
