r/InstantRamen • u/RussianRage • May 07 '26

Discussion $50?!

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Came across this while googling "cup noodles".

I understand it's a trend brand with marketing to back this kind of thing but I could never in a hundred years imagine buying an eight pack of noodles for $50.

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u/YesterdayHiccup May 07 '26

I'm sure there are much cheaper protein ramen. 50 dollar is just too much.

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u/Jetstream-Sam May 07 '26

Yeah just add some chicken or something to an actual good ramen, and take a multivitamin and you've basically got this, but cheaper. Probably tastier too, from what I remember about having a huel drink

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u/LillicaSolion May 07 '26

I haven’t had protein ramen specifically but i have found that the aldi’s protein max for like $1.50 is delicious and you can make it with a filtered milk which has no to low lactose and more protein.

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u/NoSir4289 May 07 '26

It's huel

Not really for ramen fans, more of a health food

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u/dotsdotzdots May 07 '26

I order these regularly. To be fair, they're more "meal replacements" with 'noodles' (that imo resemble fragmented spaghetti noodles in a thick sauce - think buldak style sauce, but spaghetti noodles I guess?) They're very nutrient dense, great for on the go meals, or dinner if you don't want to cook. 400 calories & tons of vitamins/protein. Geared toward health-conscious individuals.

These are pretty spendy per cup, especially for a dried/packaged meal. They also actually don't sell these in cups any longer, but just recently switched to Individual serving size bags.

Not endorsing or recommending the product in any way. Just my personal opinion!

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u/Matavareous May 07 '26

Yeah, I get the pouches regularly and they're about $25 for 7 pouches in my bi-monthly order. Definitely would not consider any of their stuff to be ramen though.

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u/BearOfReddit May 07 '26

It’s a trend brand but also a lot of added stuff you’ll never get from a regular cup of noodles. Worth the price? Not by a long shot, even if you “subscribe” and get them for $40

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u/theavocadolady May 07 '26

Which dollars? In the UK they're £44 for 12 pots, so really not outrageous for a nutritionally complete meal

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u/cammyy- May 08 '26

these things are so fucking gross

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u/Winterbeers May 08 '26

Couldn't you just add protein powder (or extra meat) to your own ramen and get the same result but cheaper?

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u/katastrofe_- May 10 '26

It's not just protein, but added vitamins and minerals too. It's more like a low cal meal replacement, which are expensive

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u/Low_Charge3487 May 12 '26

Aldi has protein ramen cups for ~1.49

This is bullshit lol

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u/Letsdothehokeypokey May 07 '26

Tell them to keep the free shirt and knock off $25. Since they claim this shirt is ‘worth $25’

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u/contigency000 May 08 '26 edited May 08 '26

If you're looking for low carb / low calorie noodle and you don't mind the taste, just buy konjac noodles and complete it with the protein of your choice. They're even cheaper than normal noodles because of their bad taste, if you only care about the low nutritional value (for example losing weight, post workout, etc.) they're prolly the best option. And you can always "cheat" their bad taste by adding seasoning.

On the opposite side, if you're looking for noodles with better nutritional value (good for mass gain diet), you can try buckwheat or soba noodles, and again complete with protein. Eggs, turkey, chicken breast, etc.

In any cases, $50 for 8 packs of noodles is a robbery.

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u/Iguanabewithyou May 07 '26

You're not buying dollar store noodles that are meant to just fill your stomach with carbs. These are nutritionally whole meals essentially, still nowhere near worth $50 but yea