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MARUCHAN RAMEN CHICKEN INDIVIDUAL PACKET
Contains TBHQ
These quick-cooking noodles have chicken flavoring. A half-block serving has 830 mg sodium, and the ingredients include TBHQ, MSG and vegetable oil.
$0.65 1 oz · lowest price at Emmas Premium Services
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026Key nutrition facts
190caloriesPer serving · 1/2 block of noodles with seasoning (43g
- Protein
- 4g
- Fiber
- <1g▼
- Added sugar
- —
- Sodium
- 830mg▼
- Saturated fat
- 3.5g▼
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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, soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt), potassium carbonate, sodium (mono, hexameta, and/or tripoly) phosphate, sodium carbonate, turmeric, monosodium glutamate, hydrolyzed corn, wheat and soy protein, sugar, dehydrated vegetables (garlic, onion, chive), yeast extract, dehydrated soy sauce (wheat, soybeans, salt), maltodextrin, spices (celery seed), caramel color, chicken fat, natural flavor, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, silicon dioxide, lactose
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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 Soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt) Potassium carbonate Sodium (mono, hexameta, and/or tripoly) phosphate Sodium carbonate Turmeric Monosodium glutamate Hydrolyzed corn Wheat and soy protein Sugar Dehydrated vegetables (garlic, onion, chive) Yeast extract Dehydrated soy sauce (wheat, soybeans, salt) Maltodextrin Spices (celery seed) Caramel color Chicken fat Natural flavor Disodium inosinate Disodium guanylate Silicon dioxide Lactose
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Sourcing
Origin not disclosed on the product page.
Additives11 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.Caramel colour (E150)ColourLimited risk
Some types (E150c, E150d) can contain 4-MEI, which IARC lists as possibly carcinogenic (Group 2B); levels are regulated.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.Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.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.