Posts Tagged ‘Nong Shim’

Samdasoo: Jeju Island’s Famous Water

Friday, May 8th, 2009

제주삼다수 Special Sale 세일 at HK Super. Regular Price $0.79 per 500-ml bottle. Now 49 cents + CRV (California Refund Value), usually 5 cents.

Bottles of Jeju Samdasu Natural Mineral Water on Sale!

Despite the concern of saltwater contamination, Jeju Island’s Samdasu (a marketing brand of underground water) has been certified safe according to USFDA Code of Federal Regulations for Beverages and Bottled Water. This product was introduced by the company NongShim in 1998 and is now the bestselling water packaged in PET bottles in South Korea.

Trade Name: Jeju SamDaSoo. Product Type: Natural Mineral Water. Facility Location: Jeju Special Self-Governing Province (Cheju Island), Korea

US FDA The United States Food and Drug Administration, Code of Federal Regulations – Beverages and Bottled Water: Chapter I, Title 21, Part 165, Subpart B, Section 165.110.

Nongshim Honey-Flavored Twist Snack

Friday, May 8th, 2009

Found this 꿀 꽈배기 gwaja on sale at HK Super for less than a dollar. 꿀 (ggul) means ‘honey’ while 꽈배기 (ggwabegi) refers to it being twisted.

Honey-Flavored Twist Snack from NongShim

농심 꿀 꽈배기 75g 1봉

Sweet & Delicious Honey-Flavored Twist Snack. 0g Trans Fat.

It was crunchy and fun to munch on. From the South Korean company Nong Shim, a member of the Snack Food Association, an international trade organization.

Ingredients: wheat flour, sugar, wheat starch, rice bran oil, palm oil, tapioca starch, rice powder, glucose syrup, salt, honey flavor.

The ingredients are also provided in French, Spanish, Portuguese and classical Chinese, but not in Hangeul. I guess the packaging is not meant for the domestic Korean market.

Allergy Information: contains wheat. Best Before 18 Nov 2009. UPC bar code 0 31146 2050 2. Manufactured by Nong Shim Co., Ltd. 370-1 Shindaebang-dong, Dongjak-ku, Seoul, Korea.

Nutrition Facts: a serving size is one ounce (28 grams). A pack has about 2.5 servings. Each serving contains 130 calories, 45 from fat. Total fat 5g — saturated 1.5g. No cholesterol, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium or iron. 60 milligrams of sodium.