Instant noodles: most protein
Of the 137 products in the instant noodles aisle of USDA's branded food database, Braised Beef Flavor Ramen by Chef Woo has the most protein: 28.2 g per 100 g (20.0 g per 71 g serving); the aisle's median is 9.4 g. It shares that value with 1 other product; ties are listed by fewer calories. 12% of those with a declared serving (17) declare 10 g or more per labeled serving, FDA's "high in protein" line before its protein-quality correction (21 CFR 101.54(b), 101.9(c)(7)).
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; values per 100 g as submitted by manufacturers; one product per UPC.
Updated · By GetFoodFacts · data: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release · how the figures are checked
Which instant noodles has the most protein per 100 g?
- 1Chef Woo · 71 g serving28.2gper 100 g · 20.0 g per serving
- 2Chef Woo · 71 g serving28.2gper 100 g · 20.0 g per serving
- 3Dr. Mcdougall's Right Foods · 50 g serving16.0gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
- 4King Soba · 70 g serving14.3gper 100 g · 10.0 g per serving
- 5Kusari Noodles · 65 g serving13.8gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
- 6Kusari · 58 g serving13.8gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
- 7Muso From Japan · 88 g serving13.6gper 100 g · 12.0 g per serving
- 8Wa Imports, Inc · 83 g serving13.3gper 100 g · 11.0 g per serving
- 9Cook True · 55 g serving12.7gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 10Gefen · 55 g serving12.7gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 11Gefen · 55 g serving12.7gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 12Asian Gourmet · 55 g serving12.7gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 13Wegmans · 56 g serving12.5gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 14Lotus Foods · 40 g serving12.5gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
- 15Lotus Foods · 40 g serving12.5gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
- 16Naked · 25 g serving12.0gper 100 g · 3.0 g per serving
- 17Naked · 25 g serving12.0gper 100 g · 3.0 g per serving
- 18Nissin · 42.5 g serving11.8gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
- 19Nissin · 42.5 g serving11.8gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
- 20Koyo · 60 g serving11.7gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 21Koka · 70 g serving11.4gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
- 22Bgreen Food · 70 g serving11.4gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
- 23Bgreen Food · 70 g serving11.4gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
- 24Big Green Organic Food · 70 g serving11.4gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
- 25Big Green Organic Food · 70 g serving11.4gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
- 26Lotus Foods · 35 g serving11.4gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 27Big Green Organic Food · 70 g serving11.4gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
- 28Indomie · 35 g serving11.4gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 29Lotus Foods · 80 g serving11.3gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
- 30Fideo a Vapor Seco · 54 g serving11.1gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 31Maruchan · 64 g serving10.9gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 32Cup Noodles · 64 g serving10.9gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 33Nissin · 64 g serving10.9gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 34Nissin · 64 g serving10.9gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 35Maruchan · 64 g serving10.9gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 36Maruchan · 64 g serving10.9gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 37Maruchan · 64 g serving10.9gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 38Nissin · 64 g serving10.9gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 39Hakubaku · 110 g serving10.9gper 100 g · 12.0 g per serving
- 40Mama · 55 g serving10.9gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 41Nissin · 83 g serving10.8gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
- 42Nissin · 93 g serving10.8gper 100 g · 10.0 g per serving
- 43Simply Asia · 56 g serving10.7gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 44Nissin · 75 g serving10.7gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
- 45Indomie · 75 g serving10.7gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
- 46Kusari Noodles · 85 g serving10.6gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
- 47Kusari Noodles · 85 g serving10.6gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
- 48Kusari · 85 g serving10.6gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
- 49Koka · 85 g serving10.6gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
- 50Wei-chuan · 57 g serving10.5gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 51Wei-chuan · 57 g serving10.5gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 52O'food · 105 g serving10.5gper 100 g · 11.0 g per serving
- 53Maruchan · 47.8 g serving10.5gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
- 54Muso · 109 g serving10.1gper 100 g · 11.0 g per serving
- 55Ocean's Halo · 60 g serving10.0gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 56Lemonilo · 100 g serving10.0gper 100 g · 10.0 g per serving
- 57Lucky Me! · 60 g serving10.0gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 58Prima · 90 g serving10.0gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
- 59Umi Organic · 142 g serving9.9gper 100 g · 14.0 g per serving
- 60Souper Meal · 41 g serving9.8gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 61Nissin · 82 g serving9.8gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
- 62Nissin · 82 g serving9.8gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
- 63Nissin · 92.5 g serving9.7gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
- 64Cup Ncodles · 83 g serving9.6gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
- 65Maruchan · 52 g serving9.6gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
- 66Maruchan · 94.2 g serving9.6gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
- 67Nissin · 84 g serving9.5gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
- 68Nissin · 42 g serving9.5gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 69Nissin · 42.5 g serving9.4gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 70Nissin · 42.5 g serving9.4gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 71Rap Snacks · 64 g serving9.4gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 72Rap Snacks · 64 g serving9.4gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 73Cup Noodles · 64 g serving9.4gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 74Nissin · 64 g serving9.4gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 75Maruchan · 64 g serving9.4gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 76Twisted Noodles · 43 g serving9.3gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 77Twisted Noodles · 43 g serving9.3gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 78Samyang · 140 g serving9.3gper 100 g · 13.0 g per serving
- 79Nona Lim · 184 g serving9.2gper 100 g · 17.0 g per serving
- 80Gefen · 65 g serving9.2gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 81Ottogi · 120 g serving9.2gper 100 g · 11.0 g per serving
- 82Ottogi · 120 g serving9.2gper 100 g · 11.0 g per serving
- 83Aces · 55 g serving9.1gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
- 84Mama · 45 g serving8.9gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 85Nissin · 90 g serving8.9gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
- 86Ibumie · 80 g serving8.8gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 87Nissin · 93 g serving8.6gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
- 88Nissin · 93 g serving8.6gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
- 89Bgreen Food · 70 g serving8.6gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 90Big Green Organic Food · 70 g serving8.6gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 91Mama · 70 g serving8.6gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 92Maruchan · 47.2 g serving8.5gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 93Odongtong Myon · 60 g serving8.3gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
- 94Mama · 60 g serving8.3gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
- 95Nissin · 97 g serving8.3gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
- 96Gefen · 85 g serving8.1gper 100 g · 6.9 g per serving
- 97Gefen · 85 g serving8.1gper 100 g · 6.9 g per serving
- 98Nissin · 50 g serving8.0gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 99Express By Chef Woo · 64 g serving7.8gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
- 100Chef Woo · 64 g serving7.8gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
How this ranking is made
137 products in the aisle declare protein; 137 are ranked (each rule). Values are per 100 g as each manufacturer submitted them to USDA, one product per UPC (its newest submission that meets the data contract), and one per product sold under several UPCs with the same label. The top 100 are shown; each was read again from USDA's live record at this release, and USDA's corrections are applied.
Download: the top 250 as CSV (CC BY 4.0).
What this ranking does not measure
Taste, price, where it is sold and whether the recipe changed since the manufacturer's last submission. Each product page shows the date of its record.
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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