Lee Kum Kee
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Lee Kum Kee, current as of September 2026. Screening averages and flag shares live in the short-answer band below. This hero only situates the catalog slice.
The short answer
Lee Kum Kee averages 95.9/100 across the 108 of 201 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 43.5% of those contain at least one separately flagged ingredient. The figure summarizes Open Food Facts labels cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI; it does not establish recall status, allergy suitability, or the composition of products outside this snapshot.
- 95.9/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 108 scored products
- 201
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 43.5%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 80.8%
- of NOVA-classified products that are ultra-processed (Group 4)
Source snapshot current as of September 2026; open individual products before making a product-specific decision.
Portfolio reading
Use the distribution, then open the outliers
With 201 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Sauce; HOISIN SAUCE; Char Siu Sauce; 43.5% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 95.9/100. Open those outliers first, then compare neighboring formulations. The aggregate does not establish recall status, allergen suitability, or the composition of an item outside this snapshot.
Catalog evidence
Ingredient-list coverage comes before the score
Only 108 of 201 tracked Lee Kum Kee records (53.7%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 93 cannot be screened, so the 95.9/100 mean describes the labelled subset rather than the whole brand.
Next check: use the product rows below to verify the labelled subset, then compare the current package for any unscored item.
What the Data Says About Lee Kum Kee
Lee Kum Kee: 201 products tracked, 108 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 95.9/100, 43.5% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 53.7% of tracked records, this average is a description of the labelled subset, not a brand-wide tier. The coverage gap is the dominant limitation. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Lee Kum Kee's 43.5% flagged share is 25.5 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Lee Kum Kee processing intensity
Lee Kum Kee's NOVA-classified set is 104 products: 80.8% ultra-processed (Group 4, 84 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 84. That ultra-processed share sits 2.5 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Lee Kum Kee shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Lee Kum Kee concentrates in Condiments (109, 88% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (10); Meals (3); Groceries (1); Hot-pot-soup (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condiments | 86 | 95.2/100 | 48.8% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 9 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Meals | 3 | 96.7/100 | 66.7% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Lee Kum Kee's 43.5% flagged share is measured across 108 scored products. The chart places that rate against the 50 brands with 50+ scored products in this snapshot, the same qualifying cohort used on the rankings page.
Lee Kum Kee flagged share vs large-brand cohort
43.5% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
44% 0th percentile is at or above the flagged share of 0% of the 50 qualifying brands we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more qualifying brands. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Distribution as text
- 0%–10%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 10%–20%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 20%–30%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 30%–40%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 40%–50%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 50%–60%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 60%–70%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 70%–80%
- 3 qualifying brands (6%)
- 80%–90%
- 25 qualifying brands (50%)
- 90% and above
- 22 qualifying brands (44%)
Source Open Food Facts × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (95.9/100) summarizes 108 scored products. This distribution shows whether that mean sits on a tight cluster or a wide spread, a few low-scoring SKUs can matter even when the headline average looks strong.
Lee Kum Kee product score distribution
Brand average 95.9/100 across 108 scored products
96 25th percentile sits above 25% of the 108 scored products we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Distribution as text
- 50–60
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 70–80
- 6 scored products (6%)
- 80–90
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 90–100
- 39 scored products (36%)
- 100 and above
- 61 scored products (56%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Lee Kum Kee relies most on Caramel Coloring, an industry staple
Across the 108 Lee Kum Kee products scored here, Caramel Coloring appears in 42. It is used by 3,551 other brands in this database (10.1% of them), so its presence says more about the category than about this brand. A flag records that a named source raised a concern about an ingredient. It is not a finding that a product is unsafe to eat.
| Flagged ingredient | Lee Kum Kee products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Caramel Coloring | 42 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Red 40 | 7 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Sucralose | 1 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Yellow 6 | 1 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
Counts are products in this database whose ingredient list names the flagged ingredient. Flags come from FDA enforcement actions, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings and US state ingredient laws; see the methodology for how each source is applied.
Visible product sample
Label complexity does not determine the screening result
Each point is one of the 50 concern-sorted Lee Kum Kee records shown below. Horizontal position is the number of resolved ingredients on that product's stored label; vertical position is its source-derived screening score. The dashed medians (16 ingredients and 95/100) divide this displayed sample only. A longer label is not automatically worse: open a specific product to inspect its flagged rows and source coverage.
- Shown records
- 50
- Median label
- 16 ingredients
- Median score
- 95/100
The outlined point is Sauce, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (2). Bubble size represents flagged ingredient count plus one, so zero-flagged products remain visible. The score is derived from FDA SAFFA and CSPI fields; this chart does not establish recall status, dietary suitability, or a health outcome.
Read the plotted values
- Sauce: 17 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- HOISIN SAUCE: 16 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Char Siu Sauce: 19 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Lkk CHAR siu sauce: 19 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Lkk Spare Rib Sauce: 16 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Stir-Fry Sauce, Kung Pao: 19 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Lkk soy bean sauce: 11 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Lee kum kee, spare rib sauce: 17 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Vegetarian Stir-Fry Sauce: 13 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Lkk Vegetarian stirfry sauce: 13 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Kum Chun Oyster Flavoured Sauce: 10 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Hoisin Sauce: 15 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Lee kum kee, vegetarian stir-fry sauce, mushroom: 10 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Korean Barbecue Sauce: 16 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Sauce for mongolian bbq stir-fry: 23 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Sauce for kung pao chicken: 23 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Sauce beef broccoli: 22 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Sauce for orange chicken: 24 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Lee kum kee, lemongrass sauce: 23 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Sauce for lettuce wraps: 22 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Panda Brand Oyster Flavored Sauce: 7 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Chili Black Bean Sauce: 18 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Selected Five Spices Marinade Sauce: 13 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Oyster Flavored Sauce: 7 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Panda Lo Mein Oyster Flavored Sauce: 22 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Garlic Hoisin Sauce: 15 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Hoisin Sauce: 13 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Teriyaki Sauce: 17 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Stir - Fry Sauce: 19 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Barbecue sauce: 21 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Sauce for korean bbq stir-fr: 21 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- SRIRACHA MAYO DRESSING/SPREAD: 35 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Mushroom flavored dark soy sauce: 13 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Abalone in Premium Oyster Sauce: 17 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Lee kum kee, xo sauce: 18 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Lee kum kee, chinese marinade: 10 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Lee kum kee, spicy bean sauce: 19 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Guilin Style Chili Sauce: 17 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Lkk guilin chilli sauce: 18 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Lee kum kee, black bean sauce: 13 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Lkk chicken Marinade sauce: 14 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Saus lada hitam: 18 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- HOISIN SAUCE: 16 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Panda Brand Oyster Flavored Sauce: 9 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Chili Garlic Sauce: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- PREMIUM OYSTER SAUCE: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Premium oyster sauce: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Black Bean Garlic Stir-Fry Sauce: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Lkk Sauce for ma po tofu: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sauce for sweet & sour pork / spare ribs: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Lee Kum Kee
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 151 tracked records with unusable upstream names remain in the aggregate but are not shown.
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Lee Kum Kee: closest on tracked product count (201 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (95.9/100 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood, not a largest-catalog strip.
Similar product count
Nearest other brands by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
Similar average screening score
Nearest other brands by average ingredient screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
Counts and averages from Open Food Facts labels screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine; neither axis is a health outcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Lee Kum Kee food safe? ▼
Lee Kum Kee has an average safety score of 96/100 across the 108 of 201 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 43.5% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Lee Kum Kee products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 201 Lee Kum Kee products. 108 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 93 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Lee Kum Kee catalog? ▼
Lee Kum Kee has 104 NOVA-classified products; 80.8% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 84 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Lee Kum Kee catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Lee Kum Kee concentrates in Condiments (109, 88% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (10); Meals (3); Groceries (1); Hot-pot-soup (1).
Does Lee Kum Kee use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Lee Kum Kee items list a synthetic dye on their label. For whether the company has committed to removing dyes, the FDA and CSPI both publish corporate-commitment trackers; we no longer restate those commitments here.
What to do with this Lee Kum Kee profile
Use this roll-up as orientation, then verify the specific package you hold against its ingredient panel and the named official sources.
- Start with Sauce, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (2) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Caramel Coloring appears in 42 scored Lee Kum Kee products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Lee Kum Kee's 95.9/100 average and 43.5% flagged share against other brands before treating either figure as a recall or clearance signal. Brand safety rankings
- Cross-check any additive concern against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine rather than relying on this derived index alone. Scoring methodology
A flagged ingredient records a source concern, not a recall, ban, or medical clearance. Always verify the current package label and consult official sources for product-specific decisions.
Citation & disclaimer notes
Brand scores aggregate ingredient-level FDA SAFFA + CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings across Open Food Facts product data. See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe.Disclaimer: Informational purposes only; not professional advice. A flagged ingredient is not a recall or a ban. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Brand figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2026.
