Ramen Spices

"The parent company of the Maruchan brand is Toyo Suisan Ltd., a trans-national company founded in Tokyo in 1953, with annual sales of more than $3 billion. Toyo Suisan first produced Ramen noodles in 1961 and became one of Japan’s most prominent food companies by 1970.

In 1977, Toyo Suisan entered the U.S. market and established Maruchan Inc., with its first U.S. plant in Irvine, California. Maruchan now operates three (3) plants in the U.S. and its quality Instant Lunch product has earned it a commanding 63% share of the U.S. market."

As you are now aware Maruchan Ramen noodles packages has a small seasoning package stored inside each package of noodles. This package is what gives the noodles its favor. But did you know that little package can also be used to spice up another dish, meat, fish or salad when there is no other spices or seasonings around your house.

Before you start opening each package of Ramen noodles: Take this time to read the label for the soup base ingredients.

Soup Base Ingredients: SALT, sugar, contain less than 1% of: monsodium glutamate, maltodextrin, hydrolyzed corn, wheat and soy protein, caramel color, dehydrated vegetables, (onion, garlic, chive), dehydrated soy sauce (wheat, soybeans salts), yeast extract, spices beef fat natural flavor, disoduium inosinate, disoduim guanylate, lactose, contains wheat, soy and milk ingredients. Manufactured in a facility that also processed shell fish and fish products.

Nutrition Facts: 3 minutes Maruchan Ramen zero trans fat:

Serving size ½ block of noodles with seasoning (43g)

Serving per container 12:

Amount per serving:

Calories 190 calories from fat 70

Total fat7g…………………………………11%

Saturated fat 3.5g………………………...18%

Trans fat 0g………………………………..

Cholesterol 0mg……………………………0%

SODIUM 790mg………………………… 33%

Total Carbohydrate 26%…………………09%

Dietary Fiber less than1g………………...04%

Sugar 1g…………………………………….

Protein 4g……………………………………

Vitamin A

Vitamin C

Calcium

Iron 8%

You should have noticed that SALT was the main ingredient and that was almost 800 mg of salt or 33% of salt. That is a lot of salt. Now if you have health problems, do not used the whole pack to spice up you dish, or if you are trying to seasoning your salad. A small amount from the package will still do the job.