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Between miracle food and health risk: The story of instant noodles

Inside Hanaro Mart Supermarket As South Korea Sees Biggest Job Losses Since 1999

A sales representative sorts packages of ramen noodles at a Hanaro Mart supermarket run by the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (Nonghyup), in the Seocho district of Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, May 14, 2020. Source: Bloomberg / SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Instant noodles are cheap, fast and a part of everyday life for many people. But what happens when a quick meal becomes a habit? The story of “magic ramen” is between entrepreneurial dream and health issues: too much salt, too few nutrients — and the question of how to make the popular noodles healthier with simple tricks.


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By Barbara Barkhausen

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Instant noodles are cheap, fast and a part of everyday life for many people. But what happens when a quick meal becomes a habit? The story of “magic ramen” is between entrepreneurial dream and health issues: too much salt, too few nutrients — and the question of how to make the popular noodles healthier with simple tricks.


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