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Come join us to celebrate our 10th anniversary, and the launch of v3.2 on October 16th! Meanwhile, there are only TWO DAYS before Batch 6 closes, so if you wanted in this earlier batch, make your preorder now! -Tim, Founder Vite

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 6h

Now that our Core flavors aren’t held back by a sodium restriction, AND we have a dedicated lower sodium line, AND we’re putting Vite Umami Amp in your hands too... Man, the future’s gonna be real exciting.

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 6h

- New v3.2 packs - Core is black - Lower Sodium is white - Hard to mix them up that way - I got a whole thing about design on these somewhere later In Conclusion V3.2 is REALLY REALLY TASTY.

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 6h

- Significantly reduced excess complexity on seasoning and species - Probably the largest reduction of all flavors - Seriously had to squint with your tongue(?) to taste most of it anyway - Removed some yeast extracts in favor of Umami Amp system UPDATE: Packaging

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 6h

UPDATE: Woodland Umami Mushroom v3.2

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 6h

- 25 seasoning ingredients down to 15 UPDATE: Vegan White Miso v3.2 - 67% more real miso - Removed some yeast extracts in favor of Umami Amp system - Reduced excess seasonings - Not too much else changed because if it did the vegan white miso lovers would riot

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 6h

- Rebuilt the base to focus on chicken - Removed some soy sauce for chicken to lead the dance in your mouth - Removed some yeast extracts in favor of Umami Amp system - Richer, chicken-y-er broth - Reduced excess herb & spices down by 40% for flavor focus

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 6h

- New tastier, meatier pork stock - Removed some yeast extracts in favor of Umami Amp system - Just good ‘ol straightforward even tastier tonkotsu ramen UPDATE: Roasted Soy Sauce Chicken v3.2

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 6h

- Core recipes went from 92 total seasonings & spices to 70 across all flavors - Fewer ingredients that can hold up the supply chain - Means PRICE IS THE SAME - Costs HAVE RISEN a ton - Trying to keep price the same for you through skill UPDATE: Garlic Pork Tonkotsu v3.2

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 6h

- Michelin Star cooking overcomplicated things sometimes - Too many cooks in the kitchen - Comfort food needs directness & simplicity - Actually MORE flavorful by simplifying - Less for your brain to think about

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 6h

- Like if Lucio, Miks, Sona, all worked together on umami - Cleaner, louder savory - I wrote more about this in another blog entry. UPDATE: Simpler recipes, simpler supply chain

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 6h

- Instead of imitating salt we now add more umami depth instead - (you can get the same umami system with Vite Umami Amp btw) UPDATE: New Vite Umami Amp system

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 6h

- Originally added to increase perception of saltiness - Normal version is more bitter than redditors and more metallic than Worlds chat - We had a fancy version that was less salty and less bitter - Fancy version graduated - By graduated we mean--]

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 6h

- Even LOWER than the original v1.0 Vite Ramen - Even before you count the 100mg reduction in total DV the FDA did - Which seriously what was the point in reducing DV by only 100mg - So instead of one recipe stuck in the middle, each side gets its own REMOVED: Potassium chloride

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 6h

- Garlic Pork Tonkotsu, Roasted Soy Sauce Chicken, Vegan White Miso and Woodland Umami Mushroom each come in both - Core is as salty as it needs to be, much like your teammates - Lower Sodium is ~470mg per bowl(ish, give or take 10mg), ~20% DV

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 6h

This was made possible via our new Vite Umami Amp system, and both are available on October 16th for preorders! What's Changed? NEW: Two editions, Core and Lower Sodium

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 6h

It also comes in two editions for the first time. v3.2 Core is flavormaxing without worrying about sodium. v3.2 Lower Sodium is locked at ~470mg, or 20% DV sodium, while still absolutely delicious and chock full of umami.

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 6h

- Tastier - Simpler in supply chain(fewer delays!) - The same price as before

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 6h

Let’s also talk about prices, because as you might know, prices have been ROCKETING UP these past few years... BUT. When doing R&D for Vite Ramen v3.2, we also took into account all of that. I’m proud to announce that v3.2 is:

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 6h

It goes live on October 16 as Batch 7, and ships December to January. It's the biggest flavor update we've done in two years, and I’d say it’s 40% better(?)(its pure vibe number i’m ngl) than the current v3.1

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 6h

Vite Ramen v3.2 Full Patch Notes V3.2 is the Umami Amp Patch, focused on flavor, as well as untangling the whole... sodium thing. This also makes it so that Vite Ramen now has the lowest sodium, full broth ramen out there with our new Lower Sodium line!

Vite Ramen v3.2 black Core and white Lower Sodium packages beside a jar of Vite Umami Amp. Text reads “v3.2 PATCH NOTES AND PACKAGING REVEAL,” “Tastier,” “Simpler supply chain,” and “Same price as before.”

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

We stole the secrets of umami from the food industry, and we’re giving them to you. Because if MSG was so good, why is there no MSG 2? Read the full story: viteramen.com/blogs/news/w...

Tim peeks over a kitchen counter beside a mound of white powder. A yellow arrow points to it, with the text “NOT THE WHITE POWDER YOU THINK.”

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Both full Patch Notes and some new other things will be revealed later too... for instance, if MSG is so good... why hasn’t anyone made an MSG 2? :^) -Tim, Founder Vite viteramen.com/collections/...

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

So, if you want to keep your ramen supply ready and topped up, get in on Batch 6 before it’s over on October 15th! And as always, remember to be kind, and savor life’s little victories. Let us know what you think of the changes!

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

But hey, if you wanted to get in on Batch 6, it’s still open! The estimated delivery date for Batch 6 is November through December, depending on when you get your order in, though we’ll keep you updated based on what’s happening.

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Batch 5 and Batch 6 will no longer carry this ingredient as well, and will receive slight tweaks in other ingredients to make up for it-- it’s largely unnoticeable, though, and both potassium and sodium levels will NOT be changed for v3.1.1.

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

be using in v3.2 as well. We also had a potassium salt that was bound to rice starch, that helped add the perception of salinity without additional sodium, and that’s also been discontinued.

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Basically, some of our suppliers have stopped producing some key ingredients that we use, and we’re substituting with other ingredients. This affects primarily the pork in Garlic Pork Tonkotsu, though the new dehydrated pork stock we’re getting is arguably better anyway, and will be what we’ll

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

They’ll all be available in Batch 7, beginning on October 16th, for our 10th anniversary birthday! But meanwhile, we’ll have some minor changes, dubbed v3.1.1, for both Batch 5 and Batch 6. I’ll drop these as a quick note here--

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

we’ve stolen the secret of flavor that the food industry has been keeping to themselves, the secret behind v3.2, a powerhouse that has over 20x the amount of MSG... And we’ll be bottling it for you to use on anything you want, too.

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

They’re AWESOME in flavor, easily surpassing the old v3.0 in taste, because we brought the same MORE deliciousness to these as well. But even more than that...

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The old v1.0 was at 25% DV of 2400mg, meaning 600mg sodium per packet. These new v3.2 Lower Sodium versions are balanced on the new FDA Daily Value of 2300mg. And they’re only 20% DV, or only about 460mg of sodium per packet(give or take 10mg or so)

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Remember the old v1.0 with lower sodium that no one really liked? This ain’t that. We slammed ALL our flavor knowledge and skill into this, rebalancing and tweaking it with the same flavor oomph that we did with the Core line. And even better...

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

- Garlic Pork Tonkotsu Lower Sodium - Roasted Soy Sauce Chicken Lower Sodium - Vegan White Miso Lower Sodium - Woodland Umami Mushroom Lower Sodium

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Like, it’s not an exaggeration to say it’s probably 50% better in flavor than even v3.1, and people already loved v3.1. But hey, we’re not leaving the lower sodium people behind either, because for v3.2, we’re also releasing... V3.2 Lower Sodium line:

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Making the absolute tastiest, most ridiculously umami rich ramen ever. Every packet contains MORE real pork, MORE real chicken, MORE real miso, MORE real mushroom, MORE flavor and more deliciousness.

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

In the upcoming patch notes, I’ll discuss exactly what we changed, and why, and how we also ditched having micro-precision on nutrients that no one cared about in order to punch flavor to its absolute maximum, through the roof...

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

- Garlic Pork Tonkotsu - Roasted Soy Sauce Chicken - Vegan White Miso - Woodland Umami Mushroom At FULL flavor, full sodium strength, rebalanced and going all in on FLAVOR.

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

than the original, 33% sodium versions. Compromises are like the aggregated results. They kind of don’t please anyone, and can even make some people more upset. So, for upcoming Vite Ramen v3.2... We’re doing something unprecedented. For v3.2, we’re releasing the v3.2 Core line:

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Sure, there were the 0% sodium Vite Naked Noods, but many people wanted the flavored full ramen packets. Similarly, the increase in the sodium improved the flavor, but not nearly to the level that the partner flavors we had, which were “unlocked sodium/flavor” had, which always ranked higher

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

But, still, it was a compromise, and one that got a resounding ehhhhh from everyone. For those who wanted lower sodium, that 33% DV crossed many people’s sodium thresholds, and they no longer could purchase it.

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

(here, I’d like to drop another note that sodium is not just salt, and is present in a ton of different ingredients, from soy sauce to miso to even meat powders, so it’s never as simple as “just remove salt and people can add it,” it’s more like “remove and lower all the other ingredients”)

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

When we took a survey for that flavor, it absolutely rocked vegan white miso in popularity and ratings, because the sodium levels, and thus flavor, were higher.

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Introducing another Core vegan flavor to the lineup, woodland umami mushroom, which wasn’t at 33% also showed us something incredibly important.

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

By v3.0, we’d raised our limit to 33%, and we’d started introducing “unlocked” flavors that weren’t locked on the 33% sodium anymore, and those flavors became increasingly popular.

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The skill I’d gained in Michelin Star kitchens didn’t quite transfer over to food manufacturing, and so our v1.0 wasn’t just poorly received-- in fact, many people despised it. Myself included, actually. I’ve written about that in another blog entry.

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

trouble with nutrition than the average population. Our philosophy from the very start was to try and satisfy both-- make a ramen that’s delicious, nutritious, and fast, and try to keep our sodium lower. Our v1.0 launched with 25% DV sodium, back when the FDA daily value was set at 2400mg.

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Among the responses that talked about neurodivergency, autism, ADHD, ARFID and such... 100% of them answered higher sodium, more flavor. Flavor is the major barrier for this group, and we do see population level studies showing that neurodivergent people tend to have significantly more

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Vite Ramen @viteramen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

One of the biggest issues for this is sensory issues and flavor issues-- If I don’t like it, then I just... don’t really eat it, and this was something that we saw a lot of in the responses that came our way as well.

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