Why is WANT-WANT SEAWEED RICE CRACKERS classified as ultra‑processed (NOVA 4) and what specific additives does it contain?

The product combines several industrially derived ingredients and additives, including extracted fish powder (bonite), palm oil, soy sauce, and a range of food‑additive codes, E1412 (thickener), E150c (caramel colour), E160c (beta‑carotene colour), E473 (emulsifier), E621 (monosodium glutamate) and E635 (disodium 5‑ribonucleotide), which together place it in the ultra‑processed NOVA 4 category.

How does the sugar and salt content in WANT-WANT SEAWEED RICE CRACKERS affect a diabetic or hypertensive diet?

With 12 g of sugars and 1.38 g of salt per 100 g, the crackers can raise blood glucose levels and increase sodium intake, making them unsuitable for strict diabetic or hypertensive diets that require low‑sugar and low‑salt foods.

Is the bonite (fish) extract in these crackers a concern for people with fish allergies?

Yes, the bonite extract is derived from fish and is listed as an allergen, so individuals with fish allergies should avoid these crackers.

WANT-WANT • 160 g (10 paquets de 2)

WANT-WANT SEAWEED RICE CRACKERS

Salty Snacks

Product Insights

The WANT-WANT Seaweed Rice Crackers are a salty‑snack type product made primarily from rice, palm oil and seaweed, marketed as an appetizer cracker. They carry a Nutri‑Score of E and are classified in NOVA group 4, indicating an ultra‑processed item with several additives such as E1412, E150c, E160c, E473, E621 and E635. Nutritionally they are high in saturated fat (9.1 g per 100 g) and sugars (12 g per 100 g), contain moderate salt (1.38 g per 100 g) and provide 5.3 g of protein, while also featuring allergens like fish, gluten and soy.

Nutrient Levels

Traffic light indicators

Fat

high

Saturated Fat

high

Sugars

moderate

Salt

moderate

Nutritional Values

Values per 100 g

Energy Kcal500 kcal

Fat21 g

Saturated Fat9.1 g

Carbohydrates70 g

Sugars12 g

Comparative Analysis

It contains about 12 g of sugars per 100 g, more than three times the category average of 3.84 g, while its total fat (21 g) is slightly below the average 23.6 g but its saturated fat (9.1 g) exceeds the typical 5.1 g; its salt at 1.38 g is well under the category’s 52.44 g.

Ingredients

RIZ 51,09%, HUILE DE PALME, SUCRE, AMIDON DE MAÏS, SAUCE SOJA (SOJA, BLE TENDRE), ALGUE 1,6%, EXTRAIT DE BONITE (POISSON) [BONITE EN POUDRE, SUCRE, SEL, SOJA, COLORANT (E150c)], EXTRAIT DE LEVURE (LEVURE BOULANGERE, MALTODEXTRINE, EXHAUSTEURS DE GOUT (E621 , E635)) EPAISSISSANT (E1412), EXHAUSTEUR DE GOUT (E621), SEL, EMULSIFIANT (E473), COLORANTS (E160c, E150c).

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