Top Ramen Masala Noodles

Top Ramen Masala is a 240 g pack of fried instant noodles (91%) with a seasoning mix (9%) of sugar, spices, hydrolysed soya protein and salt. The panel is printed per 100 g.

CleanPlate scores it EC3. The E for nutrition is low: almost no credited protein, fibre or micronutrients per 100 g; its 8.2 g of protein earns no credit because it is under 2.75 g per 100 kcal. The C for ingredients reflects mostly refined or industrial ingredients (led by noodles, sugar and spice mix), with additives that cost points: triphosphates, TBHQ, guar gum and a flavour enhancer. The 3 for risk comes mainly from saturated fat (7.72 g per 100 g) and calories (452 kcal per 100 g). The grade is held at 3 because the panel prints no sodium line.

Noodles (91%): wheat flour, edible vegetable oil (palm), iodised salt, acidity regulators (451(i), 500(ii)), spice mix 0.17%, antioxidant (319) and thickener (412). Seasoning mix (9%): sugar, spice mix 17.51%, iodised salt, hydrolysed vegetable protein (soya), onion powder and noodle powder.

Per 100 g: 452 kcal, 15.8 g fat of which 7.72 g saturated, 1.79 g sugar, 8.2 g protein. The panel prints no sodium line, so sodium is not credited as a risk and the score is provisional. No added sugar line is printed although sugar is the first seasoning ingredient. Atwater energy matches the declared 452 kcal. No veg mark was seen on the images read.