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Nongshim Shin Ramyun Original vs Samyang Buldak Original

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

  • Label serving sizes differ — 60g for Nongshim Shin Ramyun Original, 140g for Samyang Buldak Original — so compare the numbers with that in mind.
  • Sodium: Nongshim Shin Ramyun Original lists less — 810 vs 1,630 mg.
  • Calories: Nongshim Shin Ramyun Original lists less — 260 vs 560 kcal.
  • Protein: Samyang Buldak Original lists more — 5 vs 14 g.
  • Both sit at heat 3 of 5.
  • Price per serving at the last check: $0.70 vs $1.38.

Side by side

as printed on the label
Nutrition basis
Shin Ramyun Original
AShin Ramyun Original
South KoreaNongshim · pack
60g / serving
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Buldak Original
BBuldak Original
South KoreaSamyang · pack
140g / serving
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Heat
AShin Ramyun Original3 / 5
BBuldak Original3 / 5
Rating
no reviews
Calories
AShin Ramyun Original260kcal
BBuldak Original560kcal
Sodium
AShin Ramyun Original810mg
BBuldak Original1,630mg
Total fat
AShin Ramyun Original8g
BBuldak Original18g
Saturated fat
AShin Ramyun Original4g
BBuldak Original7g
Carbohydrate
AShin Ramyun Original41g
BBuldak Original86g
Protein
AShin Ramyun Original5g
BBuldak Original14g
Sugar
AShin Ramyun Original2g
BBuldak Original7g
Salty
AShin Ramyun Original6.5
BBuldak Original6.5
Spicy
AShin Ramyun Original4.9
BBuldak Original5.5
Sweet
AShin Ramyun Original0.6
BBuldak Original1.4
Price / serving
AShin Ramyun Original$0.70
BBuldak Original$1.38

Ingredients & allergens

21 ingredients in common

Highlighted= listed on both packs.

AShin Ramyun Original
Contains
WHEATSOY
Shared equipment

MILK, EGGS, FISH, CRUSTACEAN SHELLFISH, TREE NUTS, PEANUTS, AND SESAME

Ingredients · 69 items · 21 shared
Only here (48)
ENRICHED WHEAT FLOURNIACINREDUCED IRONTHIAMINE MONONITRATEFOLIC ACIDPOTATO STARCHMODIFIED POTATO STARCHBEEF BONE EXTRACTBEEF EXTRACTBEEF FATBLACK PEPPERCITRIC ACID+36 more

ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), POTATO STARCH, PALM OIL, MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, SALT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: BEEF BONE EXTRACT†, BEEF EXTRACT†, BEEF FAT†, BLACK PEPPER†, CITRIC ACID, CORN SYRUP, DEXTROSE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM SUCCINATE, DRIED FLAKES [BOK CHOY, MUSHROOM, CARROT (CARROT, DEXTROSE), GREEN ONION, RED CHILI PEPPER], FLAVOR ENHANCER† (MALTODEXTRIN, DEXTROSE, GLYCINE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE TRIBASIC, D-XYLOSE), GARLIC†, GLYCERIN, GUM ARABIC, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN, MALTODEXTRIN, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES , MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, MUSHROOM EXTRACT†, MUSHROOM†, NATURAL FLAVORS, ONION†, POTASSIUM CARBONATE, RED CHILI PEPPER†, RIBOFLAVIN (COLOR), RICE FLOUR, SODIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SOY LECITHIN, SOYBEAN PASTE† (SOY, WHEAT, SALT), SUGAR, TEXTURED SOY PROTEIN [DEFATTED SOY FLOUR, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, SOY SAUCE† (SOY, WHEAT, SALT), WHEAT GLUTEN, YEAST EXTRACT, SALT, GARLIC†, COCOA†, ONION†, CITRIC ACID, FLAVOR ENHANCER (DEXTROSE, GLYCINE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE TRIBASIC, D-XYLOSE)], TOCOPHEROLS (ANTIOXIDANT), VEGETABLE MIXTURE† (CORN SYRUP, ONION, CABBAGE, SPINACH, PUMPKIN, CARROT, TOMATO PASTE), YEAST EXTRACT, YELLOW CORN FLOUR †POWDERED

BBuldak Original
Allergens — not recorded

No allergen statement transcribed yet. This does not mean it contains none.

Ingredients · 51 items · 21 shared
Only here (30)
FOOD STARCH-MODIFIEDPOLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDSSODIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASICGUAR GUMWATERARTIFICIAL CHICKEN FLAVOR POWDERARTIFICIAL FLAVORDEXTRINWHEAT STARCHNATURAL FLAVORDISODIUM 5’-RIBONUCLEOTIDECORN STARCH+18 more

Noodles: Wheat Flour, Food Starch-Modified, Palm Oil, Less than 2% of: Wheat Gluten, Salt, Glycerin, Soy Lecithin, Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids, Potassium Carbonate, Sodium Carbonate, Sodium Phosphate Dibasic, Guar Gum, Tocopherols, Riboflavin(Color). Sauce: Water, Artificial Chicken Flavor Powder(Artificial Flavor, Dextrin, Wheat Starch, Sugar, Salt, Yeast Extract, Natural Flavor, Disodium 5’-Ribonucleotide, Maltodextrin, Corn Starch), Soy Sauce Seasoning(Soybeans, Water, Salt, Wheat, Sodium Carbonate, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Disodium 5’-Ribonucleotide, Garlic, Steviol Glycoside, Maltodextrin, Sugar), Sugar, Hot Pepper Seasoning [Red Pepper, Dextrin, Salt, Sugar, Onion Powder, Artificial Flavor, Garlic Powder, Silicon Dioxide, Soy Sauce(Water, Soybeans, Wheat, Salt), Capsicum Oleoresin, Paprika Oleoresin, Monosodium Glutamate, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate], Soybean Oil, Onion, Red Pepper Seed Oil, Less than 2% of: Garlic, Food Starch-Modified, Capsicum Oleoresin, Paprika Oleoresin, Black Pepper Powder, Natural and Artificial Curry Flavor(Cumin, Salt, Maltodextrin, Artificial Flavor). Flake: Sesame, Dried Seaweed.

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.

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