From vegetable broth to noodles made with pumpkin seed protein, here are the vegetarian instant ramen you need to try.

Ramen-a delicious Japanese soup-usually made of noodles in broth or fish broth, topped with pork slices or soft-boiled eggs, but whether you are a vegetarian or not, there are many vegetarian options for eating out Or eat at home. In fact, when you consider all the plant-based instant ramen options, there are more vegan options, many of them.

These ramen noodles usually do not use fish or broth, but are made with vegetable broth, which is flavored with coconut milk, red pepper, lemongrass and a range of other herbs and spices. Some brands, such as Lotus Foods, are even creative when it comes to noodles. The California-based company sells instant noodles made with heirloom black rice noodles, wakame seaweed noodles, and other atypical (but delicious!) choices.

more importantly? Since vegetarian instant noodles often contain nutritious vegetables, it is generally much healthier than meat-stuffed ramen.

Next time you want to eat hot pot, consider trying one of these vegetarian instant ramen varieties.

Immi was founded by Asian American entrepreneurs Kevin Lee (KLee) and Kevin Chanthasiriphan (KChan) and officially launched in January 2021. It claims to be the world's first low-carbohydrate, high-protein instant noodle brand, using plant-based ingredients such as pumpkin seed protein and broad bean protein. Currently, the company has three types of ramen-Tom Yum Goong "Shrimp", Black Garlic "Chicken" and Spicy "Beef". Each serving contains an impressive 31 grams of protein.

Immi stated on its website: “At immi, we pay tribute to our favorite foods while redesigning them for our modern diet-using high-quality ingredients that taste as good as we remembered.”

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Dr. McDougall's Right Foods sells a large number of plant-based vegetarian soups, including ramen noodles made with organic noodles. The brand has miso ramen and chicken-flavored ramen, as well as similar foods such as green onion soup and Thai-style noodle soup.

According to its website, McDougall's Right Foods is committed to making "plant-based vegan soups, ramen noodles and meals, so you can get nourishment wherever you are. Enjoy our organic, gluten-free, oil-free and low-sodium Choose to create the perfect snack or dinner."

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All Koyo Ramen products are vegan, and the brand has won a loyal following, partly because of its innovative taste. Ramen varieties include wakame seaweed ramen, buckwheat soy sauce ramen, shiitake mushroom ramen, etc. All of Koyo's ramen is baked, not fried.

Koyo Ramen's products do not contain artificial preservatives, colors or flavors. According to the brand's website, they "dig out clean umami"-the fifth category of flavors in food beyond sweet, sour, salt and bitter.

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Lotus Foods has a wide variety of rice noodles with different flavors. Due to the use of plant-based ingredients, the brand's ramen noodles are often full of bright colors.

For example, Purple Sweet Potato Brown Rice Ramen (purple!) is made from organic purple sweet potato and brown rice flour, and comes with a delicious Indian-style vegetable soup. The brand also sells rice noodle soup cups, which are perfect to carry around. Please note that one of the products-spicy kimchi rice ramen-is not vegetarian because it contains anchovies and shrimp.

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Although Annie Chun is not known for too many vegetarian products, this popular brand does have two plant-based ramen to choose from-spicy miso ramen and soy sauce ramen. Spicy miso ramen is made by putting noodles with corn, carrots and green onions in a delicious soup, while soy sauce ramen is made by putting the same vegetables and noodles in a delicious vegetable soup.

Sahmyook Spicy Ramen is made in Korea with chili paste powder as raw material, and consists of delicious vegetable broth. The noodles are made by mixing potato starch and rice flour. The soup does not contain preservatives and MSG.

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Mike's Mighty Good has a variety of vegetarian ramen to choose from, but this is the only vegetarian ramen. It is made with coconut milk soup and gets a subtle stimulus from lemongrass and a little chili. The noodles are organic and made fresh every day in California. 

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This mild ramen noodle comes from Korea and is a salty vegetable soup featuring the flavors of black pepper, ginger, green tea extract and other spices. It contains vegetarian-friendly ingredients and is even registered with the Vegetarian Association.

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This ramen variety from Unilever's British pot noodle brand debuted in July 2019 and is part of the company's Asian street style series. This soup is not only vegetarian, but also low in fat, sugar, and cholesterol-free. It is also rich in healthy seaweed. 

This vegan miso ramen is perfect for quick and convenient meals or snacks. According to popular supermarket chains, umami broth is made from miso, seaweed and garlic. The soup also comes with a pack of mixed sunflower and sesame oil, which you can throw in while drinking to keep the noodles silky.

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Although Nissin produces a large number of foods that are not suitable for vegetarians (including other varieties of cup noodles), the soy sauce flavor of the staple food of ordinary universities does not contain meat, fish or animal by-products. Instead, it is filled with carrots, cabbage and edamame. In February 2019, Nissin even allowed consumers to send vegan “noodles” to their lovers in the form of vegan cup noodle bouquets.  

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This Nissin product is very similar to the above products and is also suitable for vegetarians, as long as you stick to the taste of chili and soy sauce. As you might have guessed, the chili is very spicy due to the crushed red chili in the broth.

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