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Instant noodles

137 products · 61 brands

USDA's branded food database lists 137 instant noodles products from 61 brands; the median has 400 calories, 3.1 g of sugars, 9.4 g of protein and 1,409 mg of sodium per 100 g. The most common serving is 64 g (15 labels).

Data: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release.

The leader on each nutrient

There is no single healthiest instant noodles product in the data: each nutrient has its own leader, per 100 g (in single-serve aisles, "most" rankings go by the serving as sold). Each row opens its full ranking.

RankingProductIts value
Most proteinBraised Beef Flavor Ramen (Chef Woo)One of 2 products at this value; the tie is broken by fewer calories.28.2 g per 100 g
Least sugarRamen Wheat Noodles (Wegmans)One of 20 products at this value; the tie is broken by more protein.0 g per 100 g
Least sodiumKing Soba, Organic Buckwheat Ramen Noodles (King Soba)One of 12 products at this value; the tie is broken by more protein.0 mg per 100 g
Fewest caloriesRamen Tokyo Style Chicken (Meijer)152 calories per 100 g
Most fiberSorghum Pasta, Ramen (Big Green Organic Food)10.0 g per 100 g
Fewest net carbsRamen Tokyo Style Chicken (Meijer)24.3 g per 100 g

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; 137 products, one per UPC.

How instant noodles products are spread

Half of all instant noodles products have between 1.4 g and 5.0 g of sugars per 100 g

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Each dot is one of 39 evenly spaced points across the middle 95% of the aisle. USDA FoodData Central.
Per 100 gLowest quarter up toMedianHighest quarter from
Calories343400450
Sugars1.4 g3.1 g5.0 g
Protein7.8 g9.4 g10.9 g
Sodium684 mg1,409 mg1,767 mg
Fiber1.6 g2.4 g3.4 g
Saturated fat0 g3.0 g7.8 g

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; quartiles computed by GetFoodFacts.

How many are at or under FDA's claim lines, per labeled serving

FDA threshold (per labeled serving)ProductsShare
"Low calorie": 40 calories or less per serving*0 of 1370%
"High in fiber": 5.6 g or more per serving5 of 1314%
"High in protein": 10 g or more per serving17 of 13712%
"Low sodium": 140 mg or less per serving*21 of 13715%
"Sugar free": less than 0.5 g per serving22 of 13516%

Source: 21 CFR 101.54, 101.60 and 101.61 (ecfr.gov). * Also per 50 g when a serving is 30 g or less; a product in a meal or entree category with a serving of 6 oz or more stands in for FDA's meal and main-dish products and is tested per 100 g: 140 mg of sodium, 120 calories (101.61(b)(5), 101.60(b)(3)). Counted per labeled serving, which since 2016 follows FDA's reference amounts for most products; the counts are not findings that any label complies; the protein line is before FDA's protein-quality correction (fda.gov).

Brands with the most instant noodles products

BrandProducts
Nissin22
Maruchan9
Mama6
Gefen6
Chef Woo6
Lotus Foods5
Big Green Organic Food5
Koka4

Every instant noodles product, A to Z

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.

Sources for this page
USDA FoodData Central
the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
FoodData Central documentation
what each data type is and how branded records are submitted. fdc.nal.usda.gov
21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
the thresholds for "low sodium", "sugar free", "high in". ecfr.gov
FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov