Maggi
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Maggi, 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
Maggi averages 95.3/100 across the 55 of 161 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 36.4% 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.
- 95.3/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 55 scored products
- 161
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 36.4%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 98.1%
- 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 161 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Rib Flavored Soup mix; Beef flavor bouillon; Bouillon Cubes, Beef; 36.4% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 95.3/100. 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 55 of 161 tracked Maggi records (34.2%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 106 cannot be screened, so the 95.3/100 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 Maggi
Maggi: 161 products tracked, 55 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 95.3/100, 36.4% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 34.2% 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), Maggi's 36.4% flagged share is 18.4 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Maggi processing intensity
Maggi's NOVA-classified set is 52 products: 98.1% ultra-processed (Group 4, 51 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 51. That ultra-processed share sits 19.8 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Maggi shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Maggi concentrates in Condiments (30, 58% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (13); Meals (6); Meats and their products (2); cs:instantní-polévka (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condiments | 23 | 94.3/100 | 47.8% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 8 | 98.8/100 | 25% |
| Meals | 6 | 90/100 | 66.7% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Maggi's 36.4% flagged share is measured across 55 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.
Maggi flagged share vs large-brand cohort
36.4% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
36% 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 (95.3/100) summarizes 55 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.
Maggi product score distribution
Brand average 95.3/100 across 55 scored products
95 28th percentile sits above 28% of the 55 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 (2%)
- 80–90
- 10 scored products (18%)
- 90–100
- 9 scored products (16%)
- 100 and above
- 35 scored products (64%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Maggi relies most on Caramel Coloring, an industry staple
Across the 55 Maggi products scored here, Caramel Coloring appears in 12. 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 | Maggi products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Caramel Coloring | 12 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| TBHQ | 10 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Yellow 5 | 1 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| 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 Maggi 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 (15 ingredients and 100/100) 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
- 15 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Rib Flavored Soup mix, 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
- Rib Flavored Soup mix: 20 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Beef flavor bouillon: 15 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Bouillon Cubes, Beef: 13 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Bouillon tblt chckn: 15 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Maggi, bouillon, chicken: 15 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Chicken flavor bouillon tablets: 15 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Soup mix chkn ndle: 22 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Beef Flavor Bouillon: 20 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Pollo soup mix, creamy chicken: 22 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Maggi, creamy seafood soup mix: 27 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Home style vegetable pasta & chicken flavor soup mix: 21 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Seasoning: 12 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Seasoning: 14 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Jugo seasoning sauce: 12 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- 2-Minute Noodles Authentic Indian Noodles: 22 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Jugo Seasoning Sauce: 11 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Seasoning: 12 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- 2-minute Noodles: 31 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Season up chicken powered seasoning: 16 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Family Fun Pack: 32 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Maggi: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chicken bouillon: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Maggi CHILLI CHOW CUPPA: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Authentic indian tomato chilli sauce: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Granulated Bouillon, Chicken: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Magic Sarap: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chicken flavored rice soup mix: 22 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chinese spicy garlic noodles: 29 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Seasoning: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pollo Con Fidel’s Soup Mix: 29 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Caldo Sabor A Pollo: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Premium beef base: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bouillon: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Hot and Sweet tomato chili sauce: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Arome saveur depuis: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chicken flavor bouillon cubes: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Maggi Hot & Spicy Seasoning 3.38 Fl Oz: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Caldo sabor a pollo: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sopa Criolla Gallina con Caracolitos: 31 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Crema de Hongos: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Classic Hollandaise Sauce Mix, Classic Hollandaise: 22 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Peper Saus: 23 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- rundvlees bouillonblokjes: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Air Fryer Piri Piri: 28 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- PEPPER SAUCE: 71 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- GROENTE SAUS: 32 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Oats Noodles With Millet: 42 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Maggi: 37 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Maggi cheese noodles: 24 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Authenticate indian tomato chili sauce: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Maggi
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 111 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 Maggi: closest on tracked product count (161 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (95.3/100 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 Maggi food safe? ▼
Maggi has an average safety score of 95/100 across the 55 of 161 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 36.4% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Maggi products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 161 Maggi products. 55 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 106 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Maggi catalog? ▼
Maggi has 52 NOVA-classified products; 98.1% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 51 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Maggi catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Maggi concentrates in Condiments (30, 58% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (13); Meals (6); Meats and their products (2); cs:instantní-polévka (1).
Does Maggi use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Maggi 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 Maggi 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 Rib Flavored Soup mix, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (2) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Caramel Coloring appears in 12 scored Maggi products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Maggi's 95.3/100 average and 36.4% 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.
