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

Maruchan

Maruchan Instant Lunch Beef Flavor Ramen Cup

Dried ramen noodles and beef seasoning in a just-add-water cup.

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, SALT, DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES (CORN, CARROT, GARLIC, ONION, CHIVE), CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: TEXTURED SOY PROTEIN, MALTODEXTRIN, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SUGAR, BEEF EXTRACT, CARAMEL COLOR, POTASSIUM CARBONATE, YEAST EXTRACT, SPICES (CELERY SEED), SODIUM CARBONATE, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, SOY SAUCE (WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT), SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, BEEF FAT, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, SILICON DIOXIDE (ANTI-CAKING AGENT), MONOSODIUM PHOSPHATE, LACTOSE. CONTAINS WHEAT, SOY, AND MILK INGREDIENTS. MANUFACTURED IN A FACILITY THAT ALSO PROCESSES CRUSTACEAN SHELLFISH AND SESAME PRODUCTS. CONTAINS 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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