The 12 best instant ramen flavors, ranked

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Ramen is a favorite of college kids around the nation, or really anyone who doesn’t have much money but loves a lot of flavor.

There are endless combinations of things you can add to really bring it to the next level, but there’s actually a more important part: the soup base of the ramen is what you build on.

This base that makes ramen better. There are so many flavors and brands that sometimes it can be extremely overwhelming to know which one is best.

So I did it for you. This way, you save money, don’t have to eat a heart-stopping amount of sodium and you still get the benefits.

In order to make an impartial decision, and so I didn’t waste any food, I grabbed four other friends and we taste-tested 12 different types of ramen.

Here are the results, ranked from worst to best.

12. Shrimp

With an average score of 3.3/10, this was the lowest ranked ramen. The overall consensus was that it wasn’t terrible, just a little strange. Hardly shocking, I suppose – powdered shrimp flavor seems a little sketch.

11. Oriental

9. Chicken

This is actually a tie! With an average score of 5.5/10, both the chicken flavor and the chapagetti came in third to last. The chicken flavor is a classic, and it very honestly reminds me of my childhood. I’m disappointed it didn’t get ranked higher, but fair is fair. Chicken ties for 10th.