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Snapdragon Pho Rice Noodle Bowl Vietnamese
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📊 NOVA 4🥛 Dairy-Free

Snapdragon Pho Rice Noodle Bowl Vietnamese

Snapdragon
2.10 oz
Available at Foodtown
220
Calories
3g
Protein
2g
Sugars
780mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
76
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Snapdragon Pho Rice Noodle Bowl Vietnamese is a single-serve, convenience-oriented instant pho that you’d typically find on the grocery shelf in the international or Asian foods aisle, often shelved near other instant noodle bowls, ramen, and dry soup mixes. It reads as a fast, budget-friendly option for shoppers seeking a quick, warm meal at home or in a dorm room. The product is positioned as an accessible, Western-facing take on Vietnamese pho, aimed at busy students, young professionals, and value-minded families who want an ethnic-flavored meal without the restaurant price or prep time. Packaging leans into visual cues of authenticity — bowl imagery and “Vietnamese” labeling — that create a modest health halo around “real rice noodles” even though the ingredient list includes several processed additives. Expect few formal certifications like organic; instead, the brand emphasizes convenience and flavor. In plain processing terms, this is a highly processed, ready-to-eat-style instant soup designed for speed. Sensory-wise the noodle texture will be soft, slightly chewy from tapioca, while the broth delivers a savory, umami-forward punch from soy sauce powder, yeast-derived flavor enhancers, and artificial flavorings, with scattered rehydrated vegetable pieces adding texture and color. Packaging is a lightweight plastic bowl with peel-back lid and separate sachets or packs for soup base, oil, and dried vegetables; the ritual is simple — add hot water, steep, stir, and eat straight from the container — making it a staple for quick lunches, late-night cravings, or low-effort dinners.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1
Servings per Container: 1
Calories220
% Daily Value*
Total Fat3.5g4%
Saturated Fat0.5g3%
Sodium780mg34%
Total Carbohydrate45g16%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars2g
Added Sugars1g2%
Protein3g
* 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

Rice, Noodles:, Rice,, Tapioca, Starch,, Sugar,, Salt,, and, Cellulose, Gum., Soup, Base:, Salt,, Sugar,, Disodium, Inosinate, and, Disodium, Guanylate,, Spice, Blend, (Dried), (Spices,, Garlic, and, Onion),, Soy, Sauce, Powder, (Soy, Sauce, [Soybeans,, Salt,, and, Alcohol]),, Potassium, Chloride,, Artificial, Flavorings,, Citric, Acid,, Silicone, Dioxide, (to, Prevent, Caking),, and, Caramel, Color., Flavoring, Oil:, Soybean, Oil,, Spice, and, Onion, Extracts,, Artificial, Flavorings,, and, Oleoresin, Paprika., Vegetable, Pack:, Carrot, (Dried),, Cabbage, (Dried),, Green, Onion, (Dried),, Onion, (Dried), and, Coriander, (Dried)..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Soybean Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Silicone Dioxide - Processed emulsifier
  • Caramel Color - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo Additive

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 ingredient list contains multiple industrially produced additives (artificial flavorings, disodium inosinate/guanylate, cellulose gum, anti-caking agents, caramel color) and reformulated components typical of ultra-processed foods, so it fits NOVA group 4.

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Common Questions about Snapdragon Pho Rice Noodle Bowl Vietnamese

Well, 'healthy' can be a bit subjective! At 220 calories per bowl, it’s a quick meal option that can fit into a balanced diet. However, it does have a decent amount of sodium (780mg), so if you're watching your salt intake, you might want to pair it with something fresh like a salad or steamed veggies.

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