Brand
Maruchan
Made by
Maruchan Inc
Aisle
Boxed meals, noodles and soup
Kind
instant noodles

Maruchan

Maruchan Chicken Flavor Ramen Bowl

Chicken-flavoured ramen in a microwavable bowl with the seasoning packet inside.

Label check

Flagged ingredients3

Fails 2 of 5 standards. Read from the ingredient list below; what each check counts.

What was flagged, and the words it was read from

IngredientCheckOn the label as
Canola oilSeed oilsVEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: CANOLA, COTTONSEED, PALM)
Cottonseed oilSeed oilsVEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: CANOLA, COTTONSEED, PALM)
TBHQPreservativesTBHQ

Ingredients as listed

ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: CANOLA, COTTONSEED, PALM) PRESERVED BY TBHQ, DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES (CABBAGE, CARROT, CORN, ONION, GARLIC), SALT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: TEXTURED SOY PROTEIN, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, HYDROLYZED CORN, WHEAT AND SOY PROTEIN, MALTODEXTRIN, CHICKEN FAT, POWDERED COOKED CHICKEN, SUGAR, DEHYDRATED SHIITAKE MUSHROOM, SPICES (CELERY SEED), DEHYDRATED SOY SAUCE (WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT), TURMERIC, CABBAGE EXTRACT, POTASSIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM (MONO, HEXAMETA, AND/OR TRIPOLY) PHOSPHATE, YEAST EXTRACT, SODIUM CARBONATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, SILICON DIOXIDE (ANTI-CAKING AGENT), LACTOSE, CHICKEN BROTH, SOYA LECITHIN.

Source: Maruchan Inc’s product page, copied as published. Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.

Same aisle, fewer flags

More instant noodles first, then the rest of the boxed meals, noodles and soup aisle. Each fails fewer than 2 of the checks; fewest flags first.