California Salad Roll

by Zenshi

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

California Salad Roll by Zenshi receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0023012946906
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 portion (229 g)

What the Data Says About

California Salad Roll by Zenshi carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, California Salad Roll is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for California Salad Roll
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Sushi White Rice
2
Water
3
White Rice
4
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
5
Distilled Vinegar
6
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
7
Rice Vinegar
8
Citric Acid. Brown Sugar
9
Avocado
10
Cucumber
11
Imitation Crab
12
Pollock
13
Pacific Whiting. Water. Modified Food Starch
14
Sorbitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
15
Less Than 2% Of Salt
16
Rice Wine
17
Glutinous Starch Syrup
18
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
19
Soybean Oil
20
Tapioca Starch. Artificial Crab Flavors
21
Natural Crab Extract
22
Ethyl Alcohol
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
23
Carmine
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
24
Cochineal Extract
25
Glycine
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
26
Sodium Pyrophosphate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
27
Dextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Safe GRAS
28
Sodium Triphosphate. Titanium Dioxide
29
Color
30
Hydrolyzei Soy Protein
31
Paprika Extract
32
Dl-alanine. Disodium Succinate
33
Disodium Inosinate & Disodium Guanylate
34
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
35
Pickled Ginger
36
Ginger. Water
37
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
38
Or Less Of Acetic Acid
39
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
40
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
41
Potassium Sorbate As A Preservative
42
Wasabi
43
Water. Horseradish
44
Corn Flour. Mustard
45
Citric Acid. Yellow 5. Blue 1
46
. Mayonnaise
47
Water. Whole Eggs And Egg Yolks. Distilled Vinegar. Salt Sugar
48
Lemon Juice Concentrate
49
Calcium Disodium Edta Used To Protect Quality
50
Natural Flavors
51
Sesame Seeds
52
Seaweed

Full Ingredient List

sushi white rice (water, white rice, sugar, distilled vinegar, salt, rice vinegar, citric acid. brown sugar), avocado, cucumber, imitation crab (pollock and/or pacific whiting. water. modified food starch, sugar, sorbitol, less than 2% of salt, rice wine, glutinous starch syrup, potato starch, soybean oil, tapioca starch. artificial crab flavors, crab extract, ethyl alcohol, carmine, cochineal extract, glycine, sodium pyrophosphate, dextrin, sodium triphosphate. titanium dioxide [color], hydrolyzei soy protein, paprika extract, dl-alanine. disodium succinate, disodium inosinate & disodium guanylate, xanthan gum), pickled ginger (ginger. water, sugar, fructose, salt, contains 2% or less of acetic acid, citric acid, malic acid, potassium sorbate as a preservative), wasabi (water. horseradish, corn flour. mustard, citric acid. yellow 5. blue 1). mayonnaise (soybean oil, water. whole eggs and egg yolks. distilled vinegar. salt sugar, lemon juice concentrate, calcium disodium edta used to protect quality, natural flavors), sesame seeds, seaweed.

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial