Maruchan
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Maruchan, current as of September 2026. Screening averages and flag shares live in the short-answer band below. This hero only situates the catalog slice.
The short answer
Maruchan averages 96.6/100 across the 81 of 124 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 49.4% of those contain at least one separately flagged ingredient. The figure summarizes Open Food Facts labels cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI; it does not establish recall status, allergy suitability, or the composition of products outside this snapshot.
- 96.6/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 81 scored products
- 124
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 49.4%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 92.2%
- of NOVA-classified products that are ultra-processed (Group 4)
Source snapshot current as of September 2026; open individual products before making a product-specific decision.
Portfolio reading
Use the distribution, then open the outliers
With 124 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins NAM YAKISOBA; Lime Flavor with Shrimp Ramen Noodle Soup; Nama Yakisoba; 49.4% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 96.6/100. Open those outliers first, then compare neighboring formulations. The aggregate does not establish recall status, allergen suitability, or the composition of an item outside this snapshot.
Catalog evidence
Ingredient-list coverage comes before the score
Only 81 of 124 tracked Maruchan records (65.3%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 43 cannot be screened, so the 96.6/100 mean describes the labelled subset rather than the whole brand.
Next check: use the product rows below to verify the labelled subset, then compare the current package for any unscored item.
What the Data Says About Maruchan
Maruchan: 124 products tracked, 81 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 96.6/100, 49.4% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 65.3% of tracked records, this average is a description of the labelled subset, not a brand-wide tier. The coverage gap is the dominant limitation. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Maruchan's 49.4% flagged share is 31.4 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Maruchan processing intensity
Maruchan's NOVA-classified set is 77 products: 92.2% ultra-processed (Group 4, 71 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 71. That ultra-processed share sits 13.9 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Maruchan shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Maruchan concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (47, 71% of this top-five); Meals (16); Dietary supplements (1); es:fideos-procesados (1); Food (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 47 | 96.6/100 | 51.1% |
| Meals | 14 | 96.1/100 | 57.1% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Maruchan's 49.4% flagged share is measured across 81 scored products. The chart places that rate against the 50 brands with 50+ scored products in this snapshot, the same qualifying cohort used on the rankings page.
Maruchan flagged share vs large-brand cohort
49.4% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
49% 0th percentile is at or above the flagged share of 0% of the 50 qualifying brands we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more qualifying brands. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Distribution as text
- 0%–10%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 10%–20%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 20%–30%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 30%–40%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 40%–50%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 50%–60%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 60%–70%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 70%–80%
- 3 qualifying brands (6%)
- 80%–90%
- 25 qualifying brands (50%)
- 90% and above
- 22 qualifying brands (44%)
Source Open Food Facts × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (96.6/100) summarizes 81 scored products. This distribution shows whether that mean sits on a tight cluster or a wide spread, a few low-scoring SKUs can matter even when the headline average looks strong.
Maruchan product score distribution
Brand average 96.6/100 across 81 scored products
97 27th percentile sits above 27% of the 81 scored products we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Distribution as text
- 70–80
- 2 scored products (2%)
- 80–90
- 2 scored products (2%)
- 90–100
- 36 scored products (44%)
- 100 and above
- 41 scored products (51%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Maruchan relies most on Caramel Coloring, an industry staple
Across the 81 Maruchan products scored here, Caramel Coloring appears in 37. It is used by 3,551 other brands in this database (10.1% of them), so its presence says more about the category than about this brand. A flag records that a named source raised a concern about an ingredient. It is not a finding that a product is unsafe to eat.
| Flagged ingredient | Maruchan products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Caramel Coloring | 37 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Yellow 5 | 2 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Polysorbate 80 | 1 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| TBHQ | 1 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
Counts are products in this database whose ingredient list names the flagged ingredient. Flags come from FDA enforcement actions, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings and US state ingredient laws; see the methodology for how each source is applied.
Visible product sample
Label complexity does not determine the screening result
Each point is one of the 50 concern-sorted Maruchan records shown below. Horizontal position is the number of resolved ingredients on that product's stored label; vertical position is its source-derived screening score. The dashed medians (44 ingredients and 95/100) divide this displayed sample only. A longer label is not automatically worse: open a specific product to inspect its flagged rows and source coverage.
- Shown records
- 50
- Median label
- 44 ingredients
- Median score
- 95/100
The outlined point is NAM YAKISOBA, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (2). Bubble size represents flagged ingredient count plus one, so zero-flagged products remain visible. The score is derived from FDA SAFFA and CSPI fields; this chart does not establish recall status, dietary suitability, or a health outcome.
Read the plotted values
- NAM YAKISOBA: 34 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Lime Flavor with Shrimp Ramen Noodle Soup: 41 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Nama Yakisoba: 30 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Ramen Noodle Soup, Beef: 23 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Ramen Noodle Soup: 47 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Instant Lunch Beef: 50 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Instant Lunch, Instant Ramen Noodles With Vegetables, Pork: 47 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Instant Lunch with Shrimp: 38 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Hot & spicy with chili piquin & shrimp ramen noodle soup: 44 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Instant lunch beef ramen noodle soup: 51 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Hot & spicy chicken tortilla flavor ramen noodle soup, hot & spicy chicken tortilla: 54 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Maruchan, instant lunch ramen noodle soup, chipotle chicken: 51 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Roast Chicken Flavor Ramen Noodle Soup: 50 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Roast beef ramen noodle soup, roast beef: 51 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Beef flavor instant lunch ramen noodle soup, beef: 47 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Ramen Noodle Soup: 31 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Ramen pork flavored noodle soup: 41 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Ramen Noodle Soup Shrimp Flavor: 26 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Maruchan instant lunch beef ramen noodle baby count: 21 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Shrimp ramen noodle soup: 44 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Maruchan Ramen Noodles Soup Roast Chicken: 40 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Ramen Noodle Soup: 26 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Saucy Noods Spicy Chicken Flavor: 41 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Ramen noodles with vegetables bowl: 50 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Taste of asia sukiyaki ramen: 50 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Ramen Noodle Soup: 23 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Ramen noodle soup: 21 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Ramen noodle soup: 22 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Ramen shrimp: 26 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Yakisoba Teriyaki Beef Flavor: 51 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Home style japanese noodles savory soy sauce yakisoba: 48 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Yakisoba teriyaki chicken flavor: 44 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Yakisoba Orange Chicken Flavor: 45 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Yakisoba, Home-Style Japanese Noodles, Roast Chicken: 52 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Yakisoba Chili Cheese: 42 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Chicken Noodle Soup: 34 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Maruchan instant lunch with shrimp: 44 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Maruchan Yakisoba Teriyaki Chicken Flavor Noodles: 16 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- noodle: 55 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Ramen Noodle Soup, Beef: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Instant Lunch, Ramen Noodles With Vegetables, Chicken: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Ramen noodles: 59 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Instant Lunch, Ramel Noodles With Vegetables, Lime Chicken: 51 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Instant Lunch Ramen Noodle Soup: 47 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Ramen noodle soup with shrimp, shrimp: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Hot & Spicy Shrimp Flavor Ramen Noodle Soup: 49 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Instant Lunch Ramen Noodles With Vegetables, Chicken Tortilla: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sriracha chicken flavor ramen noodle soup: 52 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Instant Lunch, Raman Noodles With Vegetables, Chicken Vegetable: 50 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Instant lunch cheddar cheese: 60 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Maruchan
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 74 tracked records with unusable upstream names remain in the aggregate but are not shown.
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Maruchan: closest on tracked product count (124 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (96.6/100 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood, not a largest-catalog strip.
Similar product count
Nearest other brands by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
Similar average screening score
Nearest other brands by average ingredient screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
Counts and averages from Open Food Facts labels screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine; neither axis is a health outcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Maruchan food safe? ▼
Maruchan has an average safety score of 97/100 across the 81 of 124 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 49.4% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Maruchan products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 124 Maruchan products. 81 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 43 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Maruchan catalog? ▼
Maruchan has 77 NOVA-classified products; 92.2% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 71 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Maruchan catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Maruchan concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (47, 71% of this top-five); Meals (16); Dietary supplements (1); es:fideos-procesados (1); Food (1).
Does Maruchan use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Maruchan items list a synthetic dye on their label. For whether the company has committed to removing dyes, the FDA and CSPI both publish corporate-commitment trackers; we no longer restate those commitments here.
What to do with this Maruchan profile
Use this roll-up as orientation, then verify the specific package you hold against its ingredient panel and the named official sources.
- Start with NAM YAKISOBA, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (2) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Caramel Coloring appears in 37 scored Maruchan products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Maruchan's 96.6/100 average and 49.4% flagged share against other brands before treating either figure as a recall or clearance signal. Brand safety rankings
- Cross-check any additive concern against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine rather than relying on this derived index alone. Scoring methodology
A flagged ingredient records a source concern, not a recall, ban, or medical clearance. Always verify the current package label and consult official sources for product-specific decisions.
Citation & disclaimer notes
Brand scores aggregate ingredient-level FDA SAFFA + CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings across Open Food Facts product data. See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe.Disclaimer: Informational purposes only; not professional advice. A flagged ingredient is not a recall or a ban. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Brand figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2026.
