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All Noodles · barcode 00004178900166

Ramen Noodles

Maruchan · Maruchan, Inc.

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives1 ingredient is banned or unapproved somewhere. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of all noodles show what's typical. See levels

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2021-10-28). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Partially hydrogenated oils

  • US (FDA): Authorization revoked FDA determined in 2015 that they are no longer generally recognized as safe; makers had to remove them, with final compliance dates in 2018-2020. Labels on file may predate that. (80 FR 34650 (2015)) Source
  • Texas: Warning label required from 2027-01-01 Labels developed on or after January 1, 2027 must warn that the product contains an ingredient not recommended for consumption in Australia, Canada, the EU or the UK. (SB 25 (2025)) Source
  • Louisiana: Warning label required from 2028-01-01 Products containing it must carry a QR code disclosure from January 1, 2028. (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source

Typical for all noodles

What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food across the US. These are not tests of this product.

FDA samples behind these numbers
  • Lead in Noodles, egg, enriched, boiled: found in 2 of 3, average 3.63, highest 6.6 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Pasta, rice noodles, cooked: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Soup, ramen noodles, prepared with water: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Spaghetti, enriched, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Noodles, egg, enriched, boiled: found in 3 of 3, average 22.3, highest 26 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Pasta, rice noodles, cooked: found in 3 of 3, average 6.73, highest 11 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Soup, ramen noodles, prepared with water: found in 3 of 3, average 8.37, highest 15 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Spaghetti, enriched, boiled: found in 3 of 3, average 27.7, highest 32 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Noodles, egg, enriched, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Pasta, rice noodles, cooked: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Soup, ramen noodles, prepared with water: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Spaghetti, enriched, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Noodles, egg, enriched, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Pasta, rice noodles, cooked: found in 3 of 3, average 16.7, highest 22 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Soup, ramen noodles, prepared with water: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Spaghetti, enriched, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Noodles, egg, enriched, boiled: found in 3 of 20, average 0.45, highest 7 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Soup, Oriental noodles (ramen noodles), prepared w/ water: found in 3 of 20, average 0.2, highest 2 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Spaghetti, enriched, boiled: found in 0 of 20, all below 1 ppb (2008-2012)

"Typically" is FDA's middle sample. Daily amounts use the long-run average and each chemical's daily limit (EPA reference dose, or FDA's level for lead) for a 33-lb toddler and a 154-lb adult. ppb = micrograms per kilogram of food. Source: FDA Total Diet Study.

Not tested

No published results for this product cover: Metals, Perchlorate, Phthalates (plastic softeners), Phthalate substitutes, Bisphenols. That means nobody has published a test, not that these are absent.

Ingredients (from the label)

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 BLEND OF CHEESE (GRANULAR AND BLUE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], WHEY), CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: SUGAR, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, POWDERED CREAM SUBSTITUTE (PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SODIUM CASEINATE [MILK DERIVATIVE]), FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, MALTODEXTRIN, POWDERED COOKED CHICKEN, HYDROLYZED CORN, WHEAT AND SOY PROTEIN, DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES (ONION, GARLIC, PARSLEY), YEAST EXTRACT, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SILICON DIOXIDE (ANTI-CAKING AGENT), XANTHAN GUM, YELLOW COLOR # 6, YELLOW COLOR # 5, POTASSIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM (MONO, HEXAMETA, AND/OR TRIPOLY) PHOSPHATE, SOY SAUCE (WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT), SODIUM CARBONATE, SPICES, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, CHICKEN BROTH, SOYA LECITHIN, TURMERIC.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2021-10-28. Labels change; check the package.

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