Miracle Noodles Boast Health Benefits, Where To Buy (VIDEO) Shirataki Noodles are being dubbed "miracle noodles" and they gained fame today after a mention on The Rachel Ray Show. Shirataki Noodles were touted today ... Shirataki Noodles Sometimes also called konnyaku noodles, shirataki noodles are a bit thinner than the wheat noodles, are different in texture and they don’t break very easily. Shirataki noodles are composed mostly of glucomannan which is a dietary fiber and contain little calories and carbs (sometimes as little as zero). Shirataki however do not have much of a flavor of their own but they readily absorb flavors from other ingredients that you might combine them with. The main constituent of shirataki is Konjac or (Konnyaku) flour which is made from Konjac roots. Konjac plant is a yam-like plant which grows in China and Japan. Shirataki noodles are packaged in liquid when purchased and these “... The Rachael Ray Show They are called “Shirataki Noodles”, and they have NO calories and NO carbs! You don't even have to cook them, just take them out of the bag they come in ... Procrastination, thy name is Google I was sucked in by the #5 search, too, shirataki noodles, which some sources claim have no calories and no carbs -- not strictly correct, but who needs ...