Did Dongwon Yangban seasoned laver (perilla or sesame oil) (South Korea) shrink?

Size FactsDid it shrink? Yes
Before5 g
After4.5 g
−10.0%smaller
Price per 100 g · if the price stayed the same+11.1%Hypothetical: the size cut alone. The source recorded no shelf prices.

How big a cut? The joint 61st-largest of 99 documented pasta, rice & meals cuts (tied with 10 others); a bigger cut than 31% of all 1,366 cases in the library. See the biggest cuts →

When
2023 · reported 13 Dec 2023
Country
South Korea
Brand
Dongwon
Category
Pasta, Rice & Meals
Source
yna.co.kr

Source and evidence

Evidence
Typegovernment consumer agency survey (Korea Consumer Agency)
Confidencehigh

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What the source says

“닭맛아몬드 210g 190g 20g 9.5% 2023.1. 14 불닭맛아몬드 130g 120g 10g 7.7% 2023.1. 15 카라멜솔티드아몬드 210g 190g 20g 9.5% 2023.1. 16 김맛아몬드 210g 190g 20g 9.5% 2023.1. 17 김 (동원에프앤비) 양반 들기름김 5g 4.5g 0.5g 10.0% 2023.9. 언론 보도 18 양반 참기름김 5g 4.5g 0.5g 10.0% 2023.9. 19 만두(해태제과) 해태 고향만두 415g 378g 37g 8.9% 2023.7.”

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ShrinkRadar, “Did Dongwon Yangban seasoned laver (perilla or sesame oil) (South Korea) shrink? 5 g → 4.5 g”, https://shrinkradar.com/cases/dongwon-yangban-seasoned-laver-perilla-or-sesame-oil-south-korea-2023.html, accessed 2026-11-05. Original source: Yonhap — Korea Consumer Agency finds 37 products shrank in a year (13 Dec 2023) (https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20231212143900030).

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