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Nissin Cup Noodles, Chicken Ramen Noodle Soup
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📊 NOVA 4

Nissin Cup Noodles, Chicken Ramen Noodle Soup

Nissin
2.25 oz
Available at Foodtown
290
Calories
6g
Protein
2g
Sugars
1160mg
Sodium
2g
Fiber
86
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Nissin Cup Noodles Chicken Ramen Noodle Soup is a ubiquitous single-serve instant soup that you’ll find stacked in the international or soup aisle of most American supermarkets, often shelved near other instant noodles, cup soups, and college-food staples like mac and cheese packets. It’s also commonly merchandised on endcaps and near checkout in multi-pack displays. This product fits quick grocery runs, back-to-school shopping lists, late-night snacks, and storm-prep pantry stashes for households that want a hot meal with almost no equipment. The brand leans into convenience and familiarity: Nissin positions itself as an affordable, fast, and global comfort-food player, targeting students, busy professionals, and anyone craving an easy savory meal. Packaging is bold and simple rather than premium — a bright printed foam or paper cup with the Nissin logo and flavor callout — and there are no organic certifications or meaningful natural claims on the ingredients list; any 'natural' impressions come from the chicken imagery and small dried vegetable pieces, not from ingredient transparency. In plain terms this is a highly processed convenience food made from reconstituted and flavor-engineered components. Sensory experience is immediate: a salty, umami-forward chicken broth with a thin, bouillon-like mouthfeel, springy rehydrated noodles that can be slightly chewy and oily from added fats, and tiny rehydrated carrot and cabbage flakes that add color more than texture. The ritual is simple and recognizable worldwide — peel the lid, pour boiling water to the fill line, wait a few minutes, stir and eat directly from the cup with a fork or chopsticks — which is as much a part of its appeal as the taste itself.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1
Servings per Container: 1
Calories290
% Daily Value*
Total Fat11g14%
Saturated Fat5g25%
Sodium1160mg50%
Total Carbohydrate41g15%
Dietary Fiber2g7%
Total Sugars2g
Protein6g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Enriched, Flour, (Wheat, Flour, Niacin,, Reduced, Iron,, Thiamine, Mononitrate,, Riboflavin,, Folic, Acid),, Palm, Oil,, Salt,, Dried, Carrot, Flake,, Contains, Less, than, 2%, of, Autolyzed, Yeast, Extract,, Citric, Acid,, Concentrated, Green, Cabbage, Juice,, Dextrose,, Disodium, Guanylate,, Disodium, Inosinate,, Disodium, Succinate,, Dried, Corn,, Dried, Parsley,, Egg, White,, Garlic, Powder,, Hydrolyzed, Corn, Protein,, Hydrolyzed, Soy, Protein,, Lactose,, Maltodextrin,, Natural, and, Artificial, Flavor,, Onion, Powder,, Potassium, Carbonate,, Potassium, Chloride,, Powdered, Chicken,, Rendered, Chicken, Fat,, Silicon, Dioxide,, Sodium, Alginate,, Sodium, Carbonate,, Sodium, Tripolyphosphate,, Soybean,, Spice, and, Color,, Sugar,, TBHQ, (Preservative),, Wheat..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Soybean - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Disodium Guanylate - Processed emulsifier
  • Disodium Inosinate - Processed emulsifier
  • TBHQ - Synthetic preservative
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo Preservative

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains multiple industrial ingredients and additives (hydrolyzed proteins, maltodextrin, TBHQ, disodium nucleotides, powdered chicken, artificial flavors) and is formulated and packaged for convenience, consistent with ultraprocessed (NOVA 4) classification.

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Common Questions about Nissin Cup Noodles, Chicken Ramen Noodle Soup

Well, calling Cup Noodles 'healthy' can be a bit subjective. It packs in 290 calories and 11 grams of fat, which makes it a hearty snack or a quick meal. However, it also has a high sodium content at 1160 mg, so if you're watching your salt intake, you might want to enjoy it occasionally rather than as a staple.

Perfect For

back-to-school
movie-night
storm-prep

Vibe:

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