“Taikoban” Chinese-style noodles, 3 servings: every ingredient on the label
シマダヤ 「太鼓判」中華そば 3食
Refrigerated boiled Chinese-style noodles, 3 servings, sold by Shimadaya only in western Japan. The food ingredients are wheat flour, salt and egg white powder (3); the food additives are glycine, kansui, gardenia pigment and a preservative (milt protein), 4 in all.
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| 名称Name | ゆで中華めん |
|---|---|
| 原材料名Ingredients | 、、／、、、、（小麦・卵・さけ）※パッケージのアレルギー物質欄（28品目中） |
| 内容量Net contents | 390g（130g×3） |
| 賞味期限Best before | 反対面の左下に記載 |
| 保存方法Storage | 冷蔵庫（10℃以下）で保存してください。 |
| 製造者Manufacturer | 販売者：シマダヤ株式会社 東京都渋谷区恵比寿西1-33-11 製造所固有記号 +KMT：千葉県、+NH：兵庫県 |
Allergens: contains wheat, egg and salmon (from the allergen box on the package, which covers 28 items)
| Energy エネルギー | 195kcal |
| Protein たんぱく質 | 5.4g |
| Fat 脂質 | 0.9g |
| Carbohydrates 炭水化物 | 41.3g |
| Salt equivalent 食塩相当量 | 0.1〜0.5g |
Copied from the package as of the date checked. The label is shown in Japanese as printed; tap an ingredient to see its English name and role. The links in the table below lead to our Ingredients A–Z and food additive database. The product name on the front is “太鼓判 中華そば 3食” (Taikoban Chukasoba, 3 servings), and “ゆで中華めん” (boiled Chinese-style noodles) is the name. The official site says it is sold only in western Japan (Hokuriku, Chukyo, Kinki, Chugoku and Shikoku), with a shelf life of 21 days. The package says that the factories (+KMT and +NH) also make products containing buckwheat (soba), that freezing may change the quality, that the noodles should be eaten soon after opening the inner bag, and that they must be eaten cooked.
Ingredients, one by one
| On the label | Type | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 小麦粉（国内製造）wheat flour | Ingredient | Main ingredient | Ingredients are listed in order of weight, so wheat flour is the largest one. “国内製造” (made in Japan) means the wheat was milled into flour in Japan; it is not where the wheat was grown. According to Shimadaya's official origin information, the main countries of origin of the wheat are Australia, the United States, Canada and Japan (in no particular order, and they change by season). |
| 食塩salt | Ingredient | Saltiness | — |
| 卵白粉（卵を含む）egg white powder (contains egg) | Ingredient | Texture of the noodles | Egg white dried and made into a powder. The “卵を含む” (contains egg) in the parentheses is the allergen labeling. |
| グリシンglycine | Food additive | Amino acid (the purpose of use in this product is not disclosed) | One of the amino acids. It is permitted as a food additive with no usage standard (Food Safety Commission evaluation). When used for seasoning it may be written as “調味料（アミノ酸）” (seasoning (amino acids)), but this product uses the substance name “グリシン” (glycine). The official site does not say what it is used for in this product. |
| かんすいkansui (alkaline noodle agent) | Food additive | Chewiness and flavor typical of Chinese-style noodles | An alkaline agent used to make Chinese-style noodles. It contains one or more of potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, and potassium or sodium salts of phosphoric acids. The rules allow all of these to be written under the group name “かんすい”, so the substance names do not appear on the label (Consumer Affairs Agency notice). |
| クチナシ色素gardenia pigment | Food additive | Coloring | A pigment taken from gardenia fruit. Colorants are normally written as “着色料（○○）” with the function name, but when the name includes the character “色” (color) the function name may be left out, so “着色料” is not written (Consumer Affairs Agency notice). |
| 保存料（しらこたん白：さけ由来）preservative (milt protein: derived from salmon) | Food additive | Extends shelf life | Protein taken from the milt (testes) of salmon and similar fish, then broken down and purified (Hiroshima Prefecture food hygiene Q&A). Its name in the List of Existing Food Additives is “しらこたん白抽出物” (milt protein extract), and the label uses the other name “しらこたん白” (milt protein). Preservatives must be written with the function name “保存料” (preservative). “さけ由来” (derived from salmon) is written because salmon is an item for which allergen labeling is recommended (an item equivalent to the specified ingredients). |
Not found in the ingredient list
This is not the maker's “not used” claim. These are things often seen in similar products that we checked are not written in this product's ingredient list. Additives carried over from ingredients may not be declared, so this does not mean they are absent (about additives not written on labels).
Next to a typical product
小麦粉（国内製造）、食塩、卵白粉（卵を含む）／グリシン、かんすい、クチナシ色素、保存料（しらこたん白：さけ由来）、（小麦・卵・さけ）※パッケージのアレルギー物質欄（28品目中）
小麦粉（国内製造）、食塩、小麦たん白、卵白／加工でん粉、酒精、かんすい、乳酸ナトリウム、トレハロース、卵殻カルシウム、クチナシ色素
This is the ingredient list of the noodles on the Toyo Suisan official page (checked 2026-09-30; the included soup is not counted). The red text marks food additives. These are raw, unboiled noodles with 7 additives. Kansui and gardenia pigment are in both, but this one has no glycine or preservative (milt protein) as Taikoban does, and has modified starch, distilled alcohol, sodium lactate and others instead.
Good points and concerns
+Good points
- The food ingredients are only wheat flour, salt and egg white powder (3)
- 390 g (3 servings) at a suggested retail price of ¥302 with tax (about ¥77 per 100 g)
- The official shelf life is 21 days. The package gives directions for yakisoba, ramen, finishing a hot pot, and microwave cooking
−Concerns
- Contains 4 food additives (glycine, kansui, gardenia pigment, and a preservative (milt protein))
- Must be refrigerated (10°C or below). Sold only in western Japan (official)
- The wheat flour is “国内製造” (made in Japan), and the wheat comes from Australia, the United States, Canada and Japan (official origin information)
Related articles
Sources
- “Taikoban” Chukasoba, 3 servings (western Japan) | Shimadaya Corporation (シマダヤ株式会社)
- Maruchan Nama Ramen, Shoyu, 3 servings | Toyo Suisan, Ltd. (東洋水産株式会社)
- Labeling of additives under the Food Sanitation Act (Consumer Affairs Agency notice, posted by the Japan Food Chemical Research Foundation)
- Q&A on food additives | Hiroshima Prefecture
- Evaluation report on substances not subject to evaluation: glycine | Food Safety Commission
- Label on the back of the package (checked 2026-09-30)
This page is a translation of our Japanese page; if they differ, the Japanese page is the reference.
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