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Health-conscious consumers can take control by customizing their seasonings. Chef Shantan from Dr Chef Eats demonstrates how simple pantry ingredients—sea salt, garlic, onion powder, herbs, spices, and natural glutamate sources like prawns or mushrooms—can be combined to create flavorful, lower-sodium seasonings. This approach allows for tailoring taste and health profiles, avoiding excessive salt and preservatives.

Taste Tests and Consumer Preferences

To evaluate whether healthier noodles compromise on taste and texture, a panel including renowned chefs conducted blind taste tests comparing various options. The results showed:

• Traditional instant noodles remained popular for their flavor-packed broth and chewy texture.