High Sodium Content in Yukgaejang and Seolleongtang Ready Meals... "48-97% of Daily Recommended Intake"

Consumer Agency Investigates 15 Ready-to-Eat Meal Products

Nutritional content of 15 Yukgaejang and Seolleongtang products.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Amid the increase in demand for convenience foods such as Yukgaejang and Seolleongtang due to the impact of COVID-19, it has been found that these products have high sodium content, requiring caution such as dividing one serving into 2 to 3 portions.

On the 2nd, the Korea Consumer Agency announced this after investigating the quality and nutritional content of 15 convenience food products of Yukgaejang and Seolleongtang, which are popular among consumers. The investigation showed that the sodium content per product was 48?97% of the daily reference intake (2000 mg), which was lower than the carbohydrate, protein, and fat content (0?36%).

Ottogi's 'Daegusik Beef Yukgaejang' had the highest sodium content at 1940 mg, which is 97% of the daily reference intake. This was followed by Emart's 'Rich Spicy Yukgaejang' and Homeplus's 'Chadol Yukgaejang' (each 96%), Dongwon F&B's 'Yangban Chadol Yukgaejang' (90%), and CJ CheilJedang's 'Bibigo Yukgaejang' (86%) in descending order of sodium content. Among Seolleongtang convenience foods, Homeplus's 'Yangji Meat Seolleongtang' had the highest sodium content at 1227 mg, which is 61% of the daily reference intake.

No microorganisms or foreign substances were detected in any of the products, and no harmful substances were found in the packaging containers, indicating no safety issues.

The Consumer Agency recommended consuming these products divided into 2 to 3 servings and eating them together with fruits and vegetables such as bananas and spinach, which help with sodium excretion.

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