Can I eat this Korean snack?
Ingredients, allergens, pork and halal checks for Korean ramen and snacks, translated from the official Korean label data.
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Korean ramen without pork
Cup and bowl ramen sold in Korean stores whose ingredient label does not list pork.
Korean ramen that contain pork
Popular Korean cup and bowl ramen whose label lists pork as an ingredient or allergen. Many people are surprised by this list.
Korean ramen without shrimp, crab, squid or shellfish
Korean ramen whose allergen list has no shrimp, crab, squid or shellfish. Useful if you have a seafood allergy.
Korean chips without pork
Korean potato chips and snacks whose label does not list pork.
Is Korean ramen halal?
We checked 16 popular cup and bowl ramen sold in Korean stores. None carries halal certification on its Korean label, and every one contains meat. Here is what each one contains.
Ramen
Nongshim Shin Ramyun Big Bowl
신라면 큰사발
PorkContains
Same facilityNo pork warning
MeatPorkBeef
Also contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Egg
Nongshim Shin Ramyun Cup
신라면컵
PorkNot in ingredients
Same facilityPork
MeatBeef
Also contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Egg
Nongshim Shin Ramyun Black Bowl
신라면블랙사발
PorkContains
Same facilityNo pork warning
MeatPorkBeefChicken
Also contains: Milk, Peanut, Soy, Wheat, Shrimp, Egg
Nongshim Yukgaejang Bowl
육개장사발면
PorkContains
Same facilityNo pork warning
MeatPorkBeefChicken
Also contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Egg
Nongshim Yukgaejang Big Bowl
육개장큰사발면
PorkContains
Same facilityNo pork warning
MeatPorkBeefChicken
Also contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Egg
Nongshim Saeutang Big Bowl
새우탕큰사발면
PorkContains
Same facilityNo pork warning
MeatPorkBeefChicken
Also contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Crab, Shrimp, Squid, Shellfish (mussel), Tomato, Egg
Nongshim Saeutang Cup
새우탕컵
PorkNot in ingredients
Same facilityPork
MeatBeefChicken
Also contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Crab, Shrimp, Squid, Shellfish (mussel), Tomato, Egg
Nongshim Tempura Udon Big Bowl
튀김우동큰사발면
PorkNot in ingredients
Same facilityPork
MeatBeef
Also contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Squid, Egg
Nongshim Tempura Udon Cup
튀김우동컵
PorkNot in ingredients
Same facilityPork
MeatBeef
Also contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Shrimp, Squid, Egg
Nongshim Kimchi Bowl
김치사발면
PorkContains
Same facilityNo pork warning
MeatPorkBeef
Also contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Egg
Paldo Mini King Lid (Wang Ttukkeong)
팔도 미니왕뚜껑
PorkContains
Same facilityNo pork warning
MeatPorkBeefChicken
Also contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Squid, Egg
Nongshim Sari Gomtang Big Bowl
사리곰탕큰사발
PorkNot in ingredients
Same facilityPork
MeatBeef
Also contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Egg
Nongshim Anchovy Kalguksu Bowl
멸치칼국수사발
PorkNot in ingredients
Same facilityPork
MeatBeef
Also contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Crab, Shrimp, Squid, Shellfish (mussel), Egg
Nongshim Sichuan White Jjamppong Bowl
사천백짬뽕사발
PorkNot in ingredients
Same facilityPork
MeatBeefChicken
Also contains: Soy, Wheat, Shrimp, Squid, Shellfish (oyster, mussel)
Ottogi Yukgaejang Cup
육개장
PorkNot in ingredients
Same facilityNo pork warning
MeatBeef
Also contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Shellfish (oyster, mussel), Egg
Nongshim Chapagetti Beombeok
짜파게티범벅
PorkContains
Same facilityNo pork warning
MeatPorkBeef
Also contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Shrimp, Egg
Snacks
Haitai Honey Butter Chip
허니버터칩
PorkNot in ingredients
Same facilityNo pork warning
MeatNone listed
Also contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Shellfish (oyster)
Orion Pocachip Original
포카칩 오리지널
PorkNot in ingredients
Same facilityNo pork warning
MeatNone listed
Also contains: Milk, Soy
Orion Swing Chip Stir-fried Gochujang
스윙칩 볶음고추장맛
PorkNot in ingredients
Same facilityNo pork warning
MeatBeef
Also contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Tomato
Nongshim Gamjakkang
감자깡
PorkContains
Same facilityNo pork warning
MeatPorkBeef
Also contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat