Soups
Mike's Mighty Good Ramnen Soup
1.9 oz/54 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 40
Mike's Mighty Good Ramnen Soup scores 40 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 9 points Salt 3.6 g / 100 g: Very high in salt. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
Better instant noodles and ramen
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Rice Ramen White Miso Soup Lotus Foods · 2.8 oz/80 g Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 79 out of 100 , 39 points higher -
Millet & Brown Rice Ramen Noodles Lotus Foods Not ultra-processed · Less salt Score 100 out of 100 , 60 points higher -
Spring Onion Instant Rice Noodle Soup Thai Kitchen · 1.6 oz/45 g Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 74 out of 100 , 34 points higher -
Japanese Style Ramen Noodles Simply Asia · 8 oz Not ultra-processed · Less salt Score 89 out of 100 , 49 points higher -
White Rice Ramen Noodles Fusia · 8 oz Not ultra-processed · Less salt Score 93 out of 100 , 53 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Ramnen Soup
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Yeast extract minus 2.5 points
- Sunflower oil minus 2.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1.5 points
- Wheat gluten minus 1.5 points
- Pea protein minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 3 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 7.4 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 3.6 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Energy 389 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 3.7 g / 100 g plus 2 points
- Protein 14.8 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 60.5 = 39.5 → 40
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [11]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 389 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 7.4 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.9 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 66.7 g |
| Sugars | 7.4 g |
| Added sugars | 3.7 g |
| Fiber | 3.7 g |
| Protein | 14.8 g |
| Salt | 3.6 g |
Serving: 1 portion (54 g)
Ingredients
- organic unbleached wheat flour
- yeast extracts
- organic potato starch
- organic sunflower oil
- miso (organic soybeans, cultured rice, salt)
- natural flavors
- organic sugar (high concern)
- cabbage
- garlic
- sesame
- chili pepper
- mushroom
- organic sesame oil
- sea salt
- organic wheat gluten
- pea protein isolate
- kombu seaweed
- onion
Label text, as published
organic unbleached wheat flour, yeast extracts, organic potato starch, organic sunflower oil, miso* (organic soybeans, cultured rice (rice, aspergillus oryzae), salt), natural flavors, organic sugar, cabbage*, garlic*, sesame*, chili pepper*, mushroom*, organic sesame oil, sea salt, organic wheat gluten, pea protein isolate*, kombu seaweed*, onion*,
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Sesame
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Mike's Mighty Good
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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“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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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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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)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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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