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P.f. Chang's Veggie Shoyu Ramen Noodles With Yu Choy, Mushrooms, And Scallions In A Mushroom Flavored Broth: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · P.f. Chang's

Quick answer

Occasional Choice

P.f. Chang's veggie shoyu ramen noodles with yu choy, mushrooms, and scallions in a mushroom flavored broth received a Longevity Score of 72 out of 100 (occasional choice). Vegetable and mushroom based bowl, but refined wheat noodles and high sodium from soy-based broth hold the score back. Strengths include vegetables and mushrooms are primary whole-food components, moderate protein with no saturated fat, and lower calorie bowl at 160 kcal per serving, while main considerations include high sodium at about 870 mg per serving, refined wheat noodles with low fiber, and canola and sesame oil in broth and noodles.

Longevity Score 72/100

What helped the score?

  • Vegetables and mushrooms are primary whole-food components
  • Moderate protein with no saturated fat
  • Lower calorie bowl at 160 kcal per serving

What held the score back?

  • High sodium at about 870 mg per serving
  • Refined wheat noodles with low fiber
  • Canola and sesame oil in broth and noodles

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
P.f. Chang's Veggie Shoyu Ramen Noodles With Yu Choy, Mushrooms, And Scallions In A Mushroom Flavored Broth
Category
Prepared Meals (source: Frozen Dinners & Entrees)
GTIN / UPC
00031000671211
Serving size
188 g
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Healthy Food Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
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P.f. Chang's

Veggie Shoyu Ramen Noodles With Yu Choy, Mushrooms, And Scallions In A Mushroom Flavored Broth

Occasional Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Occasional Choice

Vegetable and mushroom based bowl, but refined wheat noodles and high sodium from soy-based broth hold the score back.

What Stands Out

High Sodium

870mg sodium

38% DV

Added Sweetener

sugar

Contains Seed Oils

canola oil

Good Fiber

3g fiber

11% DV

Good Protein

7g protein

14% DV

Whole Foods

yu choy, crimini mushrooms

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Key Positives

  • Vegetables and mushrooms are primary whole-food components
  • Moderate protein with no saturated fat
  • Lower calorie bowl at 160 kcal per serving

Key Concerns

  • High sodium at about 870 mg per serving
  • Refined wheat noodles with low fiber
  • Canola and sesame oil in broth and noodles

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

wheat gluten

Whole-food ingredients

yu choycrimini mushroomsshiitake mushroomsscallions

Processing signals

cooked ramen noodlesmushroom juice concentratecorn starch broth thickener

Additives

sodium carbonatepotato starch

Seed oils

canola oilsesame seed oil

Added sweeteners

sugar

Ingredients

Ingredient list

BROTH (WATER, SOY SAUCE [WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT, ALCOHOL, VINEGAR], ONIONS, SAKE WINE [WINE, SALT], GARLIC, CORN STARCH, SUGAR, LESS THAN 2% OF: CHILI PASTE [RED CHILI PEPPERS, DISTILLED VINEGAR, GARLIC, SALT], CANOLA OIL, MUSHROOM JUICE CONCENTRATE, SESAME SEED OIL, SALT, SEAWEED POWDER), COOKED RAMEN NOODLES (WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, CANOLA OIL, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, POTATO STARCH, SALT, SODIUM CARBONATE), VEGETABLES (YU CHOY, CRIMINI MUSHROOMS, SCALLIONS, SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS).

Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.

Macronutrients

Calories

160

8% DV

Total Carbs

28g

10% DV

Protein

7g

14% DV

Saturated Fat

0g

0% DV

Fiber

3g

11% DV

Net Carbs

25g

9% DV

Sugar

3g

Total Fat

2g

3% DV

Sodium

870mg

38% DV

Unsaturated Fat

2g

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories1608% DV
Total Carbs28g10% DV
Protein7g14% DV
Saturated Fat0g0% DV
Fiber3g11% DV
Net Carbs25g9% DV
Sugar3g—
Total Fat2g3% DV
Sodium870mg38% DV
Unsaturated Fat2g—

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Amounts are per labeled serving from source data. Check the package for the final values.

Longevity scores estimate how this product’s nutrition and ingredient profile fit longer-term eating patterns. Formulations can vary — check the package label. Not medical advice. Some nutrient values may be estimated when the label is incomplete.

How this product may fit different goals

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  • Low-Spike Stability

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher net carbs (25g)

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Higher sodium (870.4mg)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Sweetener signals (sugar)

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  • Athletic Fueling

    Supportive

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Available carbohydrates (28g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Workout Recovery

    Supportive

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Workout Recovery, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Recovery carbs (28g)

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  • Strength & Protein Focus

    Watch-outs

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Strength & Protein Focus, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Lower protein (7g)

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Understanding the Longevity analysis

What the Longevity analysis evaluates

The Longevity analysis looks at how a food fits broader dietary patterns over time. It combines nutritional composition with processing and ingredient-quality considerations, including ideas that originated in Meal Power Points and Food Integrity. The Longevity Score summarizes that wider picture on a 0–100 scale. It is educational context for packaged foods, not medical advice and not a guarantee of health outcomes.

Nutrients, balance, processing, and ingredients

Nutritional composition matters: protein, fiber, carbohydrates, glucose-related characteristics, fats, sodium, and micronutrients all influence how a food may support or challenge different dietary goals. Processing level and ingredient quality still count, because formulation can change the practical meaning of an otherwise tidy nutrient panel. Longevity treats those dimensions together rather than as a single nutrient number.

Who may prioritize Longevity

People following low-carbohydrate, keto-style, high-protein, glucose-conscious, or longevity-focused eating patterns often start with the Longevity analysis. It is also useful when you want one place that connects macros and micros with how processed the food is and how the ingredient list reads. The Longevity Score is designed for that broader comparison across products.

How Longevity differs from Food Integrity

Food Integrity is the focused analysis of processing, ingredients, additives, purity, and transparency. Longevity is the broader analysis of nutritional composition, metabolic and dietary characteristics, processing, and ingredient quality. A strong nutritional profile may still deserve closer Food Integrity review when additives, oils, sweeteners, or processing level raise questions the nutrient panel does not answer on its own.

Why the analyses overlap—and why to review both

The overlap is intentional. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, while Food Integrity remains separately useful for deeper formulation detail. The two views are meant to complement each other, not cancel each other out. Some people reasonably prioritize one analysis based on their goals; reviewing both can reveal tradeoffs that one score alone may not show.

Common questions about this product

Is P.f. Chang's Veggie Shoyu Ramen Noodles With Yu Choy, Mushrooms, And Scallions In A Mushroom Flavored Broth highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Highly processed. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.

Why are the Longevity and Food Integrity scores different?

Longevity emphasizes nutrition per serving and longer-term dietary alignment. Food Integrity emphasizes ingredients, additives, processing, and label transparency. The same product can score differently on those lenses.

How much fiber is in one serving?

P.f. Chang's Veggie Shoyu Ramen Noodles With Yu Choy, Mushrooms, And Scallions In A Mushroom Flavored Broth shows about 3.01g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

P.f. Chang's Veggie Shoyu Ramen Noodles With Yu Choy, Mushrooms, And Scallions In A Mushroom Flavored Broth: 3.01g total sugar per serving; sweetener signals include sugar. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Vegetables and mushrooms are primary whole-food components; Moderate protein with no saturated fat; Lower calorie bowl at 160 kcal per serving.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: High sodium at about 870 mg per serving; Refined wheat noodles with low fiber; Canola and sesame oil in broth and noodles.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same prepared meals differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Other published analyses in Prepared Meals, selected from the same Healthy Food Guide catalog.

Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
  3. How the Longevity Score is calculated
  4. How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
  5. Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
  6. Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
  7. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions. Full sources and safety details.
Label accuracy and safety information

Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

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