Mar 14, 2025 22:00:00

I tried putting 'Masimasi's Seed Mince Type', which can easily increase the volume of cup noodles with soy meat, into a cup noodle and eating it.

Meissen Fine Foods , a plant-based company in the Kameda Seika Group known for 'Happy Turn' and 'Kaki no Tane,' will release a plant-based soy meat called ' Masimasi no Tane Mince Type ' on Monday, April 7, 2025. This soy meat can be added directly to cup noodles, and is said to increase the volume of the ingredients and the feeling of fullness. I had the opportunity to try it early, so I actually put it in a cup noodle and tried it.

Masimasi seeds – JOYGREEN
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The package of the 'Masimasi Minced Seeds' sent by Meissen Fine Food looks like this. It is a bag type with a zipper.

The back of the package had basic instructions on how to use it. It's supposed to be 10g per serving, so just add it to the cup noodles before pouring in the hot water. One serving (10g) contains 4.9g of protein and 1.8g of dietary fiber.

The ingredients look like this. (PDF file) According to

the press release , the use of brown rice and green tea extract (catechin) reduces the soy flavor. The content is 50g, so it is about 5 servings.

The calories per serving (10g) was 32kcal.

I took out one serving of 'Masimasi Minced Seeds' onto a plate.

It looks like 'dried minced meat'. I smelled it, but there was no unusual smell.

So I prepared some Nissin

Cup Noodles to try it out.

Open the lid and add one serving of 'Masimasi Seeds Minced Type'.

Ingredients such as shrimp, eggs, mystery meat, and green onions were buried under the 'Masimasi Minced Seeds'.

Pour boiling water into the cup noodles and wait 3 minutes. Note that I poured the water up to the line on the inside of the container, just like I normally do.

After 3 minutes, I opened the lid and the surface was almost completely covered with 'Mashi Mashi Mince Type'.

I tried only the 'Minced Type of Masimasi Seeds'. The texture is a little elastic, but it's very similar to minced meat. It absorbs the soup from the cup noodles, but the taste is not peculiar, so it tastes almost the same as regular cup noodles. However, when I tasted it closely, I felt the unique flavor of soy meat. There was no problem with the amount of hot water, and both the 'Minced Type of Masimasi Seeds' and the noodles returned to their original state without any problems, but if you want to increase the amount of 'Minced Type of Masimasi Seeds', you may want to adjust it accordingly.

On the left is 'Masimasi no Tane Mince Type,' and on the right is Cup Noodle's mystery meat. According to

Nissin Foods , Cup Noodle's mystery meat is 'a minced mixture of pork, vegetables, soy protein, etc.' and contains pork. Perhaps because of this, you can really taste the meat when you chew it. On the other hand, 'Masimasi no Tane Mince Type' has a mild flavor and no meaty flavor, it feels more like 'a chewy ingredient that has absorbed the flavor of the soup.'

Still, adding the 'Minced Masimasi Seeds' gives the impression of a much larger volume, and certainly makes you feel full. 'Minced Masimasi Seeds' are rich in protein and dietary fiber, so I felt that it was a recommended ingredient for people who feel that 'one cup of Cup Noodles is not quite enough, but adding rice is a health concern.'

'Masimasi Seeds Mince Type' will be released in advance on Monday, March 10, 2025, and will be available at supermarkets and convenience stores nationwide on Monday, April 7. The price is 'open'.