“As a full-time college student, money and time are major issues that one has to deal with and buying packages of noodles is cheap; They fill you up and are great when you are constantly on the go and have deadlines to meet”, says a typical freshman student. A typical package of Top Ramen “Oodles of Noodles” contains about 380 calories, 14 grams of fat and over 1,800 mg of sodium—over two thirds of the FDA recommended maximum amount and ten times the minimum daily amount. While the combination of ingredients is hazardous to health, it has not hindered Ramen’s growing popularity. In 2012, over 100 billion servings of ramen noodles were eaten worldwide: about 14 servings for every person on the planet!
