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

Maruchan

Maruchan Chicken Flavor Ramen Noodle Soup

Block of dried ramen noodles with a chicken-flavoured seasoning packet.

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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

RAMEN NOODLE INGREDIENTS: 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, CONTAINS LESS THAN 1% OF: SALT, POTASSIUM CARBONATE, SOY SAUCE (WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT), SODIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, MONOSODIUM PHOSPHATE. SOUP BASE INGREDIENTS: SALT, SUGAR CONTAINS LESS THAN 1% OF: MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, MALTODEXTRIN, SPICES (CELERY SEED), HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, TURMERIC, NATURAL FLAVORS, DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES (CHIVE, GARLIC, ONION), DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, YEAST EXTRACT, VEGETABLE OIL (PALM), LACTOSE, POWDERED COOKED CHICKEN. CONTAINS WHEAT, SOY, AND MILK INGREDIENTS. MANUFACTURED IN A FACILITY THAT ALSO PROCESSES CRUSTACEAN SHELLFISH AND SESAME PRODUCTS. CONTAINS A BIOENGINEERED FOOD INGREDIENT.

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

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