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

Maruchan

Maruchan Creamy Chicken Flavor Ramen

Ramen noodle block with a creamy chicken seasoning packet.

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
Corn syrup solidsCorn syrupCORN SYRUP SOLIDS
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)

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 TWIG, 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, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, POWDERED CREAM SUBSTITUTE (PALM OIL, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SODIUM CASEINATE [MILK DERIVATIVE], MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES), CONTAINS LESS THAN 1% OF: MNIODE(TRIN, DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES (GARLIC, ONION, PARSLEY), HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, YEAST EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVORS, SPICES (CELERY SEED), FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, CHICKEN BROTH, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, XANTHAN GUM, TURMERIC, VEGETABLE OIL (PALM), SILICON DIOXIDE (ANTI-CAKING AGENT). 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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