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Ramen Noodle Soup Chicken Flavor

Maruchan

Ramen Noodle Soup Chicken Flavor contains 12 additives worth knowing about, including at least one rated high risk.

Nutrition

Calories
224 kcal
Protein
9.41 g
Carbs
63.5 g
Fat
16.5 g

Per 100 g, from Open Food Facts.

Additives

Each additive links to its full risk profile.

TBHQSynthetic antioxidant; animal work shows immune-cell perturbation and it keeps failing modern hazard screens.high
Added Phosphates (listed)Text-listed phosphate salts: highly absorbable phosphorus load.medium
Added SugarAdded sucrose; the dose makes the poison and packaged doses run high.medium
Disodium GuanylateUmami nucleotide, almost always paired with MSG; purine load matters for gout.medium
Glutamates (listed)Any listed glutamate salt; free-glutamate axis.medium
MaltodextrinGlycemic index above glucose; animal work links it to mucus-layer thinning and E. coli adherence.medium
MSGSafe for most, but free-glutamate symptom complex is documented at high doses in sensitive people; marks heavily engineered flavor.medium
Natural FlavorsUndisclosed proprietary mixtures — dozens of solvents/carriers allowed under one label; opacity is the issue.medium
PolyphosphatesInorganic phosphate load; water-binding in processed meat/fish.medium
Refined/Enriched FlourStripped endosperm starch with synthetic vitamins added back; high-glycemic base of most UPF.medium
Unspecified Vegetable OilUndisclosed blend, in practice soybean/palm/canola.medium
Yeast ExtractConcentrated free glutamate under a clean label; same axis as MSG.medium
Potassium CarbonatesBenign mineral salt.low
Riboflavin (B2)Vitamin B2 used as a yellow color.low
Sodium CarbonatesBaking soda.low

Full ingredients

ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRAT RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: CANOLA PRESERVED BY TBHQ, CONTAINS LESS THAN 1% OF: SALT, POTASSIUM CARBONATE, SOY SAUCE (WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEAN, SALT), SODIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, SOUP BASE INGREDIENTS: SALT, SUGAR, CONTAINS LESS THAN 1% OF: MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, MALTODEXTRIN, SPICES (CELERY SEED), HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN, HYDROLYZED SO NATURAL FLAVORS, DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES (CHIVE, GARLIC, ONION), DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISOCIUM KNOSINATE YEAST EXTRACT. VEGETABLE OIL (PALM), LACTOSE, POWDERED COCKED CHICKEN CONTAINS WHEAT, SOY AND EILE INGREDIENTS. MANUFACTURED IN A FACILITY THAT AI SO PROCESSES CRUSTACEAN SHELLFISH AND SESAME PRODUCTS. CONTAINS A BIOENGINEERED FOOD INGRED ially

Product data from Open Food Facts. Additive risk ratings from the Ration additive database.