Instant noodles
Nissin Hot & Spicy Chicken Flavor Ramen Noodle Soup
3.32 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
- Contains artificial flavors
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 8
Nissin Hot & Spicy Chicken Flavor Ramen Noodle Soup scores 8 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Coconut sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Dextrose: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Hot & Spicy Chicken Flavor Ramen Noodle Soup
Ingredients
- Coconut sugar minus 20 points
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- Lactose minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 8 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 8 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 10.6 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Salt 4.4 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Energy 468 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 4.3 g / 100 g plus 2 points
- Protein 8.5 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 92 = 8
Can’t score above 79. Contains coconut sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat, saturated fat and salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [7]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 468 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 23.4 g |
| Saturated fat | 10.6 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 57.5 g |
| Sugars | 4.3 g |
| Added sugars | 1.1 g |
| Fiber | 4.3 g |
| Protein | 8.5 g |
| Salt | 4.4 g |
Serving: 1 serving (94.2 g)
Ingredients
- ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)
- VEGETABLE OIL (PALM OIL, PALM OLEIN OIL)
- SALT
- AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT
- BETA CAROTENE COLOR
- CALCIUM SILICATE
- CITRIC ACID
- COCONUT PALM SUGAR (high concern)
- CONCENTRATED CHICKEN STOCK
- DEXTROSE (high concern)
- DISODIUM GUANYLATE
- DISODIUM INOSINATE
- DRIED CABBAGE FLAKE
- DRIED CORN
- DRIED GREEN ONION
- DRIED PARSLEY
- DRIED RED BELL PEPPER
- EGG WHITE
- GARLIC
- GARLIC POWDER
- HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN
- HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN
- LACTOSE (high concern)
- LEMONGRASS
- LIME JUICE
- MALTODEXTRIN
- MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE
- NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR
- ONION POWDER
- POWDERED CHICKEN
- RENDERED CHICKEN FAT
- SHALLOT
- SILICON DIOXIDE
- SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE) (moderate concern)
- SODIUM DIACETATE
- SODIUM PHOSPHATE
- SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE
- SOY LECITHIN
- SOYBEAN
- SPICE AND COLOR
- SUGAR (high concern)
- TBHQ (PRESERVATIVE)
- TEXTURED SOY PROTEIN
- TOCOPHEROL (PRESERVATIVE)
- WATER
- WHEAT
- XANTHAN GUM
Label text, as published
ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL (PALM OIL, PALM OLEIN OIL), SALT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, BETA CAROTENE COLOR, CALCIUM SILICATE, CITRIC ACID, COCONUT PALM SUGAR, CONCENTRATED CHICKEN STOCK, DEXTROSE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DRIED CABBAGE FLAKE, DRIED CORN, DRIED GREEN ONION, DRIED PARSLEY, DRIED RED BELL PEPPER, EGG WHITE, GARLIC, GARLIC POWDER, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, LACTOSE, LEMONGRASS, LIME JUICE, MALTODEXTRIN, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ONION POWDER, POWDERED CHICKEN, RENDERED CHICKEN FAT, SHALLOT, SILICON DIOXIDE, SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE), SODIUM DIACETATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, SOY LECITHIN, SOYBEAN, SPICE AND COLOR, SUGAR, TBHQ (PRESERVATIVE), TEXTURED SOY PROTEIN, TOCOPHEROL (PRESERVATIVE), WATER, WHEAT, XANTHAN GUM.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Egg
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Nissin
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline
“WHO recommends that adults and children reduce saturated fatty acid intake to 10% of total energy intake (strong recommendation).”
who.int
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org
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“replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid effectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.”
doi.org
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
doi.org
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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu