Nissin Cup Noodles Chicken vs Maruchan Instant Lunch Chicken flavor
Side by side, using the numbers printed on each pack. Which one you'll like is up to you — here is what the labels say.
The short version
- Sodium: Maruchan Instant Lunch Chicken flavor lists less — 1,160 vs 1,150 mg.
- Calories: both list 290 kcal.
- Protein: both list 6 g.
- Price per serving at the last check: $1.08 vs $0.44.
Side by side
![]() Cup Noodles Chicken JapanNissin · cup 64g / serving | ![]() Instant Lunch Chicken flavor JapanMaruchan · cup 64g / serving | |
|---|---|---|
| Heat | — | — |
| Rating | no reviews | no reviews |
| Calories | 290kcal | 290kcal |
| Sodium | 1,160mg | 1,150mg |
| Total fat | 11g | 12g |
| Saturated fat | 5g | 6g |
| Carbohydrate | 41g | 39g |
| Protein | 6g | 6g |
| Sugar | 2g | 2g |
| Salty | 4.6 | — |
| Sweet | 0.4 | — |
| Price / serving | $1.08 | $0.44 |
| Links | View page | View page |


- Heat
- —
- Rating
- no reviews
- Calories
- ACup Noodles Chicken290kcalBInstant Lunch Chicken flavor290kcal
- Sodium
- ACup Noodles Chicken1,160mgBInstant Lunch Chicken flavor1,150mg
- Total fat
- ACup Noodles Chicken11gBInstant Lunch Chicken flavor12g
- Saturated fat
- ACup Noodles Chicken5gBInstant Lunch Chicken flavor6g
- Carbohydrate
- ACup Noodles Chicken41gBInstant Lunch Chicken flavor39g
- Protein
- ACup Noodles Chicken6gBInstant Lunch Chicken flavor6g
- Sugar
- ACup Noodles Chicken2gBInstant Lunch Chicken flavor2g
- Salty
- ACup Noodles Chicken4.6BInstant Lunch Chicken flavor—
- Sweet
- ACup Noodles Chicken0.4BInstant Lunch Chicken flavor—
- Price / serving
- ACup Noodles Chicken$1.08BInstant Lunch Chicken flavor$0.44
Ingredients & allergens
Highlighted= listed on both packs.
PEANUT, TREE NUTS, SESAME, CRUSTACEAN SHELLFISH, AND FISH
ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), PALM OIL, SALT, DRIED CARROT FLAKE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, CITRIC ACID, CONCENTRATED GREEN CABBAGE JUICE, DEXTROSE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM SUCCINATE, DRIED CORN, DRIED PARSLEY, EGG WHITE, GARLIC POWDER, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, LACTOSE, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ONION POWDER, POTASSIUM CARBONATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, POWDERED CHICKEN, RENDERED CHICKEN FAT, SILICON DIOXIDE, SODIUM ALGINATE, SODIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, SOYBEAN, SPICE AND COLOR, SUGAR, TBHQ (PRESERVATIVE), WHEAT.
CRUSTACEAN SHELLFISH AND SESAME
ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: CANOLA, COTTONSEED, PALM) PRESERVED BY TBHQ, SALT, DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES (CARROT, CORN, GREEN PEAS, GARLIC, ONION, CELERY STALK, CHIVE) CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: MALTODEXTRIN MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SUGAR, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, CHICKEN FAT, POTASSIUM CARBONATE, POWDERED COOKED CHICKEN, SPICES (CELERY SEED), YEAST EXTRACT, DEHYDRATED SOY SAUCE (WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT), SODIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, TURMERIC, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, MONOSODIUM PHOSPHATE, LACTOSE, SILICON DIOXIDE (ANTI-CAKING AGENT).
Ingredients and allergen statements are transcribed from the packaging by hand, and we compare them as text — we never work out allergens from an ingredient list. Always check the pack itself before eating.
