Description
Wheat noodles kneaded with kansui (alkaline water), which gives them their yellow colour and curl. Every region has its own broth and noodle.
拉麺
らーめん
rāmen
Ramen noodles
- All year round
Did you know?
In 1958 Momofuku Ando invented the world's first instant ramen, Chicken Ramen.
Famous produce
- Sapporo (miso)
- Kitakata (shoyu, Fukushima)
- Hakata (tonkotsu, Fukuoka)
In the kitchen
- shōyu rāmen
- miso rāmen
- tonkotsu rāmen
- tsukemen
Season
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
Nutritional composition
per 100 g edible portion
133 kcal
- Protein 15%
- Fat 4%
- Carbohydrate 81%
| Energy | 133 kcal |
|---|---|
| Water | 65 g |
| Protein | 4.9 g |
| Fat | 0.6 g |
| Carbohydrate | 29.2 g |
| Dietary fibre | 2.8 g |
| Salt equivalent | 0.2 g |
| Sodium | 70 mg |
|---|---|
| Potassium | 60 mg |
| Calcium | 20 mg |
| Magnesium | 7 mg |
| Iron | 0.3 mg |
| Zinc | 0.2 mg |
| Iodine | 0 µg |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 0 µg |
|---|---|
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin K | — µg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.01 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.01 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | Tr µg |
| Folate | 3 µg |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg |
Source: Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 8th ed., 2023 supplement (MEXT) · food no. 01048 · Tr = trace · — = no data
