Samyang Buldak Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen (Buldak Bokkeum Myun)

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Ultra-processed · 4 ingredients to avoid

Samyang Buldak Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen (Buldak Bokkeum Myun) scores 5/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

Samyang Buldak Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen (Buldak Bokkeum Myun) lists 23 ingredients, starting with Wheat Flour, Modified Tapioca Starch, Refined Palm Oil, Salt and Potassium Carbonate. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 5/100 Samyang Buldak Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen (Buldak Bokkeum Myun) scores worse than most pantry & staples we have scored. A higher-scoring option in pantry & staples is Bob's Red Mill Instant Mashed Potato Flakes at 100/100.