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Maruchan Instant Chicken Flavor Ramen Noodle Soup, 2.25 oz

Contains canola/cottonseed oil

This chicken-flavor ramen is ready in three minutes. It contains refined wheat flour, vegetable oils and several flavoring additives, with 1,190 mg sodium per container.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo added nitritesNo gums or thickenersContains dairyContains soyContains wheatContains corn
$1.05 2.25 oz · lowest price at Water Butlers
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
290caloriesPer serving · 1 Container (64g)
Protein
7g▲
Fiber
2g▲
Added sugar
—
Sodium
1190mg▼
Saturated fat
6g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil (canola, cottonseed, and/or palm) preserved by TBHQ, salt, dehydrated vegetables (carrot, corn, green peas, garlic, onion, celery stalk), maltodextrin, monosodium glutamate, sugar, hydrolyzed corn, wheat and soy protein, chicken fat, powdered cooked chicken, spices (celery seed), yeast extract, dehydrated soy sauce (wheat, soybeans, salt), potassium carbonate, sodium (mono, hexameta, and/or tripoly) phosphate, sodium carbonate, turmeric, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, silicon dioxide, lactose, chicken broth, soya lecithin
47 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%53
Ingredients · counts 25%56
Processing · counts 15%25
Sourcing · counts 10%35
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 47
Nutrition 53 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (1190 mg), more saturated fat (6 g), more fiber (2 g) per 1 Container
Ingredients 56 · Vegetable oil, 2nd ingredient (seed oil, −18, ClearShelf standard); TBHQ (additive, −10); Silicon dioxide (additive, −4); 3 more
Processing 25 · Refined flour, vegetable oil, TBHQ and multiple flavoring additives
Sourcing 35 · Refined flour and vegetable oil; no origin or production practices stated
Transparency 50 · Full list, but the vegetable oil may be canola, cottonseed or palm
Contains vegetable oil (canola, cottonseed, and/or palm)
Contains TBHQ
1,190 mg sodium per container
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−26 for tbhq, silicon dioxide, msg and 2 more
ClearShelf standard−18 for vegetable oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid) Vegetable oil (canola, cottonseed, and/or palm) preserved by TBHQ Salt Dehydrated vegetables (carrot, corn, green peas, garlic, onion, celery stalk) Maltodextrin Monosodium glutamate Sugar Hydrolyzed corn Wheat and soy protein Chicken fat Powdered cooked chicken Spices (celery seed) Yeast extract Dehydrated soy sauce (wheat, soybeans, salt) Potassium carbonate Sodium (mono, hexameta, and/or tripoly) phosphate Sodium carbonate Turmeric Disodium inosinate Disodium guanylate Silicon dioxide Lactose Chicken broth Soya lecithin
24 ingredients 3 to watch4 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives10 additives · 1 moderate risk
TBHQ (E319)PreservativeModerate risk
Synthetic antioxidant; animal studies at high doses raise questions, and EFSA sets a low acceptable daily intake.
Seed oilFatLimited risk
ClearShelf standard: we lower the Ingredients score when seed oils are used. This is our house standard, not a medical claim. Research is mixed; major health groups have not found harm at typical intakes.
MaltodextrinFillerLimited risk
Highly processed starch that raises blood sugar quickly and adds no nutrition.
Silicon dioxide (E551)Anti-caking agentLimited risk
Approved, but EFSA noted in 2018 that data on its nano-sized particles were too limited to set a safe intake.
MSG (monosodium glutamate) (E621)Flavour enhancerLimited risk
Considered safe; EFSA set an acceptable daily intake in 2017, and some people report short-lived symptoms.
Disodium inosinate or guanylate (E627, E631)Flavour enhancerLimited risk
Usually paired with MSG; a source of purines, which people with gout are told to limit.
Yeast extract or hydrolysed proteinFlavour enhancerLimited risk
Contains free glutamate, the flavour-enhancing part of MSG, without being labelled as MSG.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Refined (enriched or bleached) flourRefined grainLimited risk
Bran and germ are removed, so it’s low in fibre; some vitamins are added back.
Lecithin (E322)EmulsifierNo risk
From soy or sunflower; a natural emulsifier EFSA considers safe.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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