Prasuma Spicy Chicken Momo
Prasuma Spicy Chicken Momos are fully cooked frozen dumplings featuring premium chicken filling with spices and vegetables, wrapped in thin refined wheat flour wrappers. Marketed as preservative-free with a high filling-to-wrapper ratio, they can be prepared quickly via microwave, steaming, pan-frying, or deep-frying.
Why this verdict
Red flags present. Best treated as an avoid-for-regular-use product unless the underlying evidence changes.
Awaiting label-side verification on 2 axes: Fat profile, Sodium.
The issue is frequency: the red flags make this a poor default, even if rare use carries lower practical concern.
This card is the decision shortcut. The detailed evidence and citations live in the six-axis cards below.
Evidence is insufficient for a green rating because The product page is referenced, but "No added sugars declared" is not supported with a quoted ingredient/nutrition panel, so this stays at the “insufficient data” threshold (yellow).
The research describes the product as NOVA Group 4 (ultra-processed) (“NOVA group 4 ultra-processed due to industrial formulation, though real chicken…”). Because another axis fails (Sodium is flagged red), this matches the rule “NOVA Group 4 AND fails any other axis” → red.
Evidence is insufficient to confirm green: there is no saturated fat/trans fat per 100g, and the oil type is not clearly disclosed in a verified ingredient list (research notes “soybean oil (likely)” and cooking method includes frying). With oil source not clearly disclosed and no fat numbers, this fits the “insufficient data / potential refined oil” concern → yellow.
Evidence is insufficient for a red rating because sodium per 100g is not specified; the research only provides an estimate (“Likely 800–1200mg per 100g… based on similar frozen momos”). Without a labeled sodium value or a verifiable benchmark for this exact product, it cannot be confirmed ≥625mg/100g, so this remains at “insufficient data” (yellow).
The product is marketed as having “no preservatives” and “premium ingredients”; available sources referenced do not include lab verification, and the research notes the ingredient list is inferred rather than verbatim. With claims not clearly contradicted but also not fully substantiated in the provided evidence, this fits the “soft framing / limited substantiation” threshold → yellow.
The research states: “No FSSAI notices, recalls, ASCI violations, or lab controversies found for this product. ” With no adverse regulatory actions identified in the provided sources, this meets the clean-record threshold → green.
Per 100 g
| Energy (per 100g) | Not specified ⚑ Typical for chicken momos: ~200-250 kcal/100g. Exact data unavailable from pack shots or site. |
| Protein (per 100g) | Not specified ⚑ Expected 10-15g/100g from chicken filling; premium claim suggests higher. |
| Total Fat (per 100g) | Not specified ⚑ Likely 8-12g/100g pre-frying; increases with preparation method. |
| Carbohydrates (per 100g) | Not specified ⚑ Primarily from maida wrappers: ~25-30g/100g. |
| Sodium (per 100g) | Not specified ⚑ **Estimated high**: 800-1200mg/100g based on category averages (ICMR data). |
As declared on pack
Refined wheat flour (maida), chicken, vegetables (cabbage, onion), spices, soybean oil (likely), salt. (Inferred from descriptions; full list not verbatim available)
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- January 2023Product launch: Spicy Chicken Momos introduced as preservative-free frozen snack [Source ↗]Prasuma · [1]
Sources of truth
- [1]Spicy Chicken MomosPrasuma
"Made with premium ingredients and no preservatives, each Prasuma Momo is crafted with thin wrappers that allow for a larger filling-to-wrapper ratio."