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Anchovy Kal Guk Soo

Non-fried noodles in a light anchovy broth.

Nongshim's take on kalguksu, Korea's knife-cut noodle soup: non-fried noodles in a light anchovy and seafood broth.

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$1.60
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1,670mg
sodium / pack
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About this ramen

Anchovy Kal Guk Soo is modeled on kalguksu, a traditional Korean noodle soup named for its knife-cut wheat noodles. The noodles aren't fried, and palm oil doesn't appear anywhere on the ingredient list. Anchovy leads a light, savory broth, backed by bonito, tuna, shrimp, crab, scallop and mussel. Pollock fish cake, carrot, choy sum and green onion flakes add color and bite. With several kinds of fish and shellfish in the seasoning, it isn't suitable for anyone avoiding seafood.

Taste profile

Salty6.7
Sweet1.0

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Nutrition Facts

1 serving per container
Serving size98g
Amount per serving
Calories330
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2g3%
Saturated Fat 1g5%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 1,670mg73%
Total Carbohydrate 70g25%
Dietary Fiber 4g14%
Total Sugars 5g
Includes 2g Added Sugars4%
Protein 9g
Vitamin D 0mcg0%
Calcium 40mg3%
Iron 3.9mg22%
Potassium 190mg4%

* 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.

Read off the pack on 2026-09-24.

73%of the US daily sodium limit, in one pack.

Against the FDA daily value of 2,300 mg. Many people use only part of the soup base.

Ingredients

ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), POTATO STARCH, SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: ANCHOVY EXTRACT†, ARTIFICIAL WASABI FLAVOR, BLACK PEPPER†, BONITO EXTRACT†, CELLULOSE†, CITRIC ACID, CORN STARCH, CRAB EXTRACT†, CUTTLEFISH EXTRACT†, DEXTROSE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM SUCCINATE, DRIED FISH CAKE (POLLOCK, DEXTROSE, WHEAT FLOUR, CASSAVA, SUGAR, WHEAT GLUTEN, D-SORBITOL, SALT, CANOLA OIL, GLYCERIN, POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, SODIUM PHOSPHATE), DRIED FLAKES (CARROT, CHOY SUM, GREEN ONION, DEXTROSE) , D-SORBITOL, GARLIC†, GINGER†, GLYCINE, GRAND TOTAL, GREEN ONION†, GUM ARABIC, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, MUSHROOM†, MUSSEL EXTRACT†, NAPA CABBAGE EXTRACT†, NATURAL FLAVORS, OLIGOSACCHARIDES, ONION†, POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, POTASSIUM CARBONATE, RADISH EXTRACT†, RED CHILI PEPPER†, SCALLOP EXTRACT†, SHRIMP EXTRACT†, SODIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SOY LECITHIN, SOY SAUCE† (SOY, WHEAT, SALT), SUGAR, TOCOPHEROLS (ANTIOXIDANT), TUNA EXTRACT†, WHEAT GLUTEN, WHEAT STARCH, YEAST EXTRACT, YELLOW CORN FLOUR †POWDERED

Contains

WHEAT, ANCHOVY, BONITO, CRAB, POLLOCK, SHRIMP, SOY, AND TUNA

Made in a facility that also handles

FISH, CRUSTACEAN SHELLFISH, MILK, EGGS, PEANUTS, TREE NUTS, AND SESAME

Shared equipment, not an ingredient — traces are possible but not declared.

Transcribed from the packaging. Recipes change without notice — if you have an allergy, read the pack in your hand before eating.

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