Oriental Express Noodles with Chicken Flavour are quick-cook instant noodles produced by Flavour Factory, a Greek food manufacturer based in Thessaloniki. The noodles are made from wheat, seasoned with a chicken-flavored powder sachet, and cook in approximately three minutes. They deliver a mild savory broth taste with a springy noodle texture and are designed for fast, convenient meals at home or on the go. The Oriental Express brand draws on Asian noodle traditions adapted for European palates and is widely distributed across Greece and Cyprus. Available in compact individual packaging, the product is a budget-friendly staple in the instant noodle category.
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Food additive (E-number) (8)
ammonia caramel
butylated hydroxytoluene CAS 128-37-0 ❗🩺🌍(Danger)+10HPubChem
potassium,sodium 2,4-diamino-3-[4-(2-sulfonatoethoxysulfonyl)phenylazo]-5-[4-(2-sulfonatoethoxysulfonyl)-2-sulfonatophenylazo]-benzenesulfonate CAS 187026-95-5
2,6-Di-tert.-butyl-4-methylphenol CAS 128-37-0 ❗🩺🌍(Danger)+10HPubChem
Sonnenblumenöl CAS 8001-21-6
Öle, Palm- CAS 8002-75-3
Triglyceride (technisch unbehandelt oder hydriert; Fettsäurerest gesättigt und ungesättigt mit geradzahliger, unverzweigter C-Kette und C-Zahl >=8), soweit sie fest sind
Pentanatriumtriphosphat CAS 7758-29-4 ❗(Warning)+3HPubChem
Guar Gummi CAS 9000-30-0
Triglyceride (technisch unbehandelt oder hydriert; Fettsäurerest gesättigt und ungesättigt mit geradzahliger, unverzweigter C-Kette und C-Zahl >=8), soweit sie flüssig sind
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🔍 What we found about this product
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Identifier checks
📋 EAN format: the GTIN-13 mod-10 checksum is consistent with the GS1 standard (format check only; does not authenticate the physical product)
📋 GS1 prefix 520 indicates the issuing office in Greece (this is the country where the brand owner registered the EAN; it is not necessarily where the product was manufactured. Source: GS1 country code list)
📋 Brand entries found: no entry for Oriental express in the Wikidata brand registry (our coverage of Wikidata is partial; absence is not a finding either way)
📋 Listed in 1 of the public product catalogue we check: Nudger GTIN dataset (CC-BY 4.0) (catalogue presence only; the listing itself does not authenticate the product)
Registry scans
📋 Recall registry scan returned 0 matches (sources scanned: CPSC, FDA, RAPEX, Health Canada, NHTSA. Coverage gaps exist; we cannot speak to records outside these registries)
📋 Substance database scan returned 52 name matches with H-codes / regulated-substance entries (see substances section. This is a name match against label/ingredient text only; it does not confirm batch presence)
📋 Banned-ingredient scan (EU Cosmetic Annex II) returned 0 matches (source: EU Reg. 1223/2009. Scanned against available label text only)
📋 Certifications listed in our databases: none found (registries scanned: EU Ecolabel, US ENERGY STAR, US EPA Safer Choice. Many legitimate products are not enrolled in these schemes)
📋 Medical device registry: not listed in US FDA GUDID or EU EUDAMED (most consumer products are not medical devices and would not be expected to appear)
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🥗 Dietary attributes
We found these dietary attribute tags (community-contributed labels — verify on packaging):
Vegan (leafy green)
Vegetarian (leafy green)
Declared allergens (per OFF community tagging): gluten
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Provenance
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