Food · Maggi
Maggi Seasoning Sauce
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Weak nutrition · Ultra-processed · per 100 g
Weak nutrition and a factory recipe. Fine as a rare treat — not as a habit.
Worse than 9 in 10 packs in Condiments. The swap is on this aisle.
Council note
Ultra-processed — flavours, extras, a list a kitchen would not write. A dietitian would not make this a weekday habit. Worse than 9 in 10 packs in Condiments. The swap is on this aisle.
The pack
Weak nutrition and a factory recipe. Fine as a rare treat — not as a habit.
How often
Rarely
Who it’s for
Anyone comparing similar products in this aisle.
Skip if
It clashes with the notes you keep in your profile — allergens, diet, or extras you asked us to flag.
- A weak nutrition box cannot be rated Good
- Ultra-processed food cannot be rated Good
- A weak nutrition box
At a glance
How often
Rarely
Nutrition box
Weak
How processed
Ultra-processed
Extras
3 additives
Planet
Mixed footprint · 52/100
Organic
Not organic
Built in a factory with additives, flavours, or refined extras. Cannot be rated Good — a rare treat, not a habit.
Some good signs, some industrial ones. Not the heaviest in the aisle.
No shelf price logged yet. When a shopper posts a receipt to Open Prices, it lands here.
Why this number
Weak nutrition and a factory recipe. Fine as a rare treat — not as a habit.
Poor · 33/100 · nutrition weak
- Nutrition quality23/100
- Ingredients73/100
- How processed16/100
- Organic0/100
What pulled it down
A weak nutrition box cannot be rated Good
Sugars, salt or saturated fat dominate this box. Poor at best — a treat, not a habit.
Ultra-processed food cannot be rated Good
A factory recipe — flavours, colours, or many additives — cannot be rated Good. A sometimes treat, not a daily habit.
A weak nutrition box
Sugars are modest. Salt is high. Sugars, salt or saturated fat dominate.
Ultra-processed
Built in a factory with additives, flavours, or refined extras. A growing pile of research ties a diet of these to poorer health — not because one biscuit is poison, but because the pattern crowds out real food.
Monosodium glutamate
-5Flavour enhancer. Safe for most; a subset reports sensitivity.
Disodium 5'-ribonucleotides
-5Stacked with MSG in cubes and noodles.
Sulphite ammonia caramel
-5Caramel colour used in colas. 4-MEI impurity is the main concern.
Factory flavour system
-12MSG stacked with inosinate or guanylate is a lab flavour, not a kitchen one. It is how a chip tastes like cheese without much cheese.
Nutrition is half the number. Ingredients a quarter. How processed a fifth. Organic is a small bonus — it cannot rescue a sugary drink or a nitrite ham. How this compares to Nutri-Score
Nutrition · per 100 g
| Energy | 170 kJ |
|---|---|
| Sugars | 2 gLow Naturally low in sugar. |
| Saturated fat | 0 gLow |
| Salt | 22 gHigh Salty. Easy to overshoot a day’s worth if this is a habit. |
| Fibre | 0 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
Better neighbours
Same aisle, cleaner number. Ranked by how close the job is — not by who paid.
Ingredients
Water, salt, wheat gluten, sugar, acetic acid, MSG, disodium inosinate and guanylate, caramel colour.
Monosodium glutamateE621
−5Safe for most. A few people report a reaction; most do not.
Disodium 5'-ribonucleotidesE635
−5Stacked with MSG in cubes and noodles.
Sulphite ammonia caramelE150d
−5A colouring, not a caramel you would make at home.
Water
No concernNo concern. The best everyday pour.
Salt
No concernThe nutrition box already scores it. A pinch in cooking is not a packet of noodles.
Wheat flour
No concernContains gluten. Otherwise a staple.
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