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YukGaeJang Ramyun

Korea's spicy beef soup, in a ramyun pack.

Instant noodles modeled on yukgaejang, the spicy Korean beef soup, with a chili-and-green-onion oil and a beef-bone broth.

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$2.00
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900mg
sodium / pack
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About this ramen

YukGaeJang is named after the Korean soup of the same name, a red, spicy beef broth traditionally loaded with green onion. Nongshim builds it from beef bone extract, beef fat and chicken bone extract, then adds a spicy oil made with green onion, garlic, ginger and chili seed oil. Red chili pepper paste deepens the color and the heat. Radish, soybean sprout extract and a mix of dried vegetables round out the bowl, and textured soy pieces add bite. Its listed allergens are wheat, soy and sesame, but the broth is made with beef and chicken, so it isn't vegetarian.

Taste profile

Salty7.2
Sweet0.4

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Nutrition Facts

2 servings per container
Serving size60g
Amount per serving
Calories260
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10g13%
Saturated Fat 6g30%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 900mg39%
Total Carbohydrate 38g14%
Dietary Fiber 1g4%
Total Sugars 1g
Includes 1g Added Sugars2%
Protein 5g
Vitamin D 0mcg0%
Calcium 30mg2%
Iron 1.5mg8%
Potassium 120mg3%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Read off the pack on 2026-09-24.

39%of the US daily sodium limit, per serving.

The whole pack is 78%. Against the FDA daily value of 2,300 mg. Many people use only part of the soup base.

Ingredients

ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), POTATO STARCH, PALM OIL, MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, SPICY VEGETABLE FLAVOR OIL [CANOLA OIL, LARGE GREEN ONION, ONION, GARLIC, PAPRIKA (COLOR), GINGER, RED CHILI PEPPER SEED OIL, NATURAL FLAVORS, TOCOPHEROLS (ANTIOXIDANT), ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, RED CHILI PEPPER†], MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: AMMONIUM CHLORIDE, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, BEEF BONE EXTRACT†, BEEF EXTRACT†, BEEF FAT†, BLACK PEPPER†, CELLULOSE†, CHICKEN BONE EXTRACT†, CITRIC ACID, CORN SYRUP, DEXTROSE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM SUCCINATE, DRIED GREEN ONION, GARLIC†, GINGER†, GLYCERIN, GREEN ONION†, GUM ARABIC, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, NATURAL FLAVORS (CONTAINS SESAME), ONION†, POTASSIUM CARBONATE, RADISH†, RED CHILI PEPPER PASTE† (RICE, CORN SYRUP, RED CHILI PEPPER†, SALT, SOY, WHEAT, YEAST EXTRACT, MALTODEXTRIN, GARLIC), RED CHILI PEPPER†, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SOY†, SOYBEAN SPROUT EXTRACT†, SUGAR, TEXTURED SOY PROTEIN [SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, WHEAT GLUTEN, DEXTROSE, D-SORBITOL, GLYCERIN, SALT, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, MALTODEXTRIN, YEAST EXTRACT†, WHEAT FLOUR, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, DEFATTED SOY FLOUR, CARAMEL (COLOR), SOY SAUCE† (SOY, WHEAT, SALT), FRUCTOSE, MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, DISODIUM SUCCINATE, PALM OIL, NATURAL FLAVORS, TOCOPHEROLS (ANTIOXIDANT), DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, SOY LECITHIN, SPICES, MUSHROOM†, ONION†, GARLIC†], TOCOPHEROLS (ANTIOXIDANT), VEGETABLE MIXTURE† (ONION, CORN SYRUP, CABBAGE, SPINACH, PUMPKIN, CARROT, TOMATO PASTE), YEAST EXTRACT, YELLOW CORN FLOUR †POWDERED

Contains

WHEAT, SOY, AND SESAME

Made in a facility that also handles

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

Shared equipment, not an ingredient — traces are possible but not declared.

Transcribed from the packaging. Recipes change without notice — if you have an allergy, read the pack in your hand before eating.

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