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Samyang Buldak Original vs Samyang Buldak Carbonara

Side by side, using the numbers printed on each pack. Which one you'll like is up to you — here is what the labels say.

The short version

  • Label serving sizes differ — 140g for Samyang Buldak Original, 130g for Samyang Buldak Carbonara — so compare the numbers with that in mind.
  • Sodium: Samyang Buldak Carbonara lists less — 1,630 vs 1,330 mg.
  • Calories: Samyang Buldak Carbonara lists less — 560 vs 550 kcal.
  • Protein: Samyang Buldak Original lists more — 14 vs 8 g.
  • Both sit at heat 3 of 5.
  • Price per serving at the last check: $1.38 vs $1.38.

Side by side

as printed on the label
Nutrition basis
Buldak Original
ABuldak Original
South KoreaSamyang · pack
140g / serving
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Buldak Carbonara
BBuldak Carbonara
South KoreaSamyang · pack
130g / serving
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Heat
ABuldak Original3 / 5
BBuldak Carbonara3 / 5
Rating
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Calories
ABuldak Original560kcal
BBuldak Carbonara550kcal
Sodium
ABuldak Original1,630mg
BBuldak Carbonara1,330mg
Total fat
ABuldak Original18g
BBuldak Carbonara20g
Saturated fat
ABuldak Original7g
BBuldak Carbonara10g
Carbohydrate
ABuldak Original86g
BBuldak Carbonara84g
Protein
ABuldak Original14g
BBuldak Carbonara8g
Sugar
ABuldak Original7g
BBuldak Carbonara5g
Salty
ABuldak Original6.5
BBuldak Carbonara5.3
Spicy
ABuldak Original5.5
BBuldak Carbonara4.0
Sweet
ABuldak Original1.4
BBuldak Carbonara1.0
Price / serving
ABuldak Original$1.38
BBuldak Carbonara$1.38

Ingredients & allergens

22 ingredients in common

Highlighted= listed on both packs.

ABuldak Original
Allergens — not recorded

No allergen statement transcribed yet. This does not mean it contains none.

Ingredients · 51 items · 22 shared
Only here (29)
WHEAT GLUTENSOY LECITHINPOLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDSSODIUM CARBONATESODIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASICTOCOPHEROLSWHEAT STARCHNATURAL FLAVORDISODIUM 5’-RIBONUCLEOTIDECORN STARCHSOY SAUCE SEASONINGSOYBEANS+17 more

Noodles: Wheat Flour, Food Starch-Modified, Palm Oil, Less than 2% of: Wheat Gluten, Salt, Glycerin, Soy Lecithin, Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids, Potassium Carbonate, Sodium Carbonate, Sodium Phosphate Dibasic, Guar Gum, Tocopherols, Riboflavin(Color). Sauce: Water, Artificial Chicken Flavor Powder(Artificial Flavor, Dextrin, Wheat Starch, Sugar, Salt, Yeast Extract, Natural Flavor, Disodium 5’-Ribonucleotide, Maltodextrin, Corn Starch), Soy Sauce Seasoning(Soybeans, Water, Salt, Wheat, Sodium Carbonate, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Disodium 5’-Ribonucleotide, Garlic, Steviol Glycoside, Maltodextrin, Sugar), Sugar, Hot Pepper Seasoning [Red Pepper, Dextrin, Salt, Sugar, Onion Powder, Artificial Flavor, Garlic Powder, Silicon Dioxide, Soy Sauce(Water, Soybeans, Wheat, Salt), Capsicum Oleoresin, Paprika Oleoresin, Monosodium Glutamate, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate], Soybean Oil, Onion, Red Pepper Seed Oil, Less than 2% of: Garlic, Food Starch-Modified, Capsicum Oleoresin, Paprika Oleoresin, Black Pepper Powder, Natural and Artificial Curry Flavor(Cumin, Salt, Maltodextrin, Artificial Flavor). Flake: Sesame, Dried Seaweed.

BBuldak Carbonara
Allergens — not recorded

No allergen statement transcribed yet. This does not mean it contains none.

Ingredients · 36 items · 22 shared
Only here (14)
DEFATTED SOYBEANCHILI PEPPERCHILI PEPPER SEED OILCHILI PEPPER OLEORESINMILKMOZZARELLA CHEESESKIM MILKMILK CREAMENZYMESANNATTO EXTRACTOLEORESIN PAPRIKABUTTER+2 more

Noodles: Wheat Flour, Food Starch-Modified, Palm Oil, Salt, Glycerin, Soybean Oil, Guar Gum, Water, Potassium Carbonate, Riboflavin(Color). Sauce: Water, Artificial Chicken Flavor Powder(Yeast Extract, Dextrin, Artificial Flavor, Water, Maltodextrin), Soy Sauce(Water, Defatted Soybean, Salt, Wheat), Sugar, Chili Pepper, Soybean Oil, Onion, Chili Pepper Seed Oil, Garlic, Food Starch-Modified, Chili Pepper Oleoresin, Paprika Oleoresin(Color). Powder: Milk, Sugar, Salt, Mozzarella Cheese [Palm Oil, Skim Milk, Milk Cream, Water, Enzymes, Annatto Extract(Color), Oleoresin Paprika(Color)], Butter, Food Starch-Modified, Parsley, Soybean Oil, Garlic, Black Pepper.

Ingredients and allergen statements are transcribed from the packaging by hand, and we compare them as text — we never work out allergens from an ingredient list. Always check the pack itself before eating.

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