Safe

Bowl noodle soup, savory chicken

by Nongshim

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0031146007622 · Nongshim · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0031146007622 · Serving size 0.5 BOWL (43 g)

The verdict

Bowl noodle soup, savory chicken by Nongshim scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 52 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 52-component record, beginning with Enriched Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour, Niacin. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 52 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

58/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

46007622 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Bowl noodle soup, savory chicken label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 52 ing. REG-PART 37% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 14% LEAD-RARE Disodium Succinate PHOTO-FINISH Crunchy Loops Sour · ±0 BOOK-OFF …007622 · July 2026

19 of 52 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Disodium Succinate). Source sheet 46007622 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Crunchy Loops Sour Cream & Onion · Nearest score peer is Crunchy Loops Sour Cream & Onion at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Bowl noodle soup, savory chicken: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Bowl noodle soup, savory …100/1002. Crunchy Loops Sour Cream & Onion: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Crunchy Loops Sour Cream …100/1003. Lentil Bean Crisps Tomato Basil: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Lentil Bean Crisps Tomato…100/1004. Loaded taco: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Loaded taco100/1005. HARVEST SNAPS BAKED RED LENTIL SNACKS TOMATO BASIL: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. HARVEST SNAPS BAKED RED L…100/100
High-band neighbours for Bowl noodle soup, savory chicken (100/100) outside Nongshim.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Bowl noodle soup, savory chicken
100/100
Crunchy Loops Sour Cream & Onion
100/100
Lentil Bean Crisps Tomato Basil
100/100
Loaded taco
100/100
HARVEST SNAPS BAKED RED LENTIL SNACKS TOMATO BASIL
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 15,626 products we've scored in the Meals category, the average safety score is 93.6/100. Bowl noodle soup, savory chicken scores 6.4 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 93.6/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Meals products

Bowl noodle soup, savory chicken lists 52 ingredients on its label

52 86th percentile a longer ingredient list than 86% of the 11,283 products we track

0–2: 12 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 127 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 209 products (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 10–12: 315 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 412 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 477 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 18–20: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 545 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 550 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 574 products (5%). Below this entry. 30–32: 517 products (5%). Below this entry. 32–34: 466 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 451 products (4%). Below this entry. 36–38: 443 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 388 products (3%). Below this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meals product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more 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

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 52 (86th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
12 products (0%)
2–4
83 products (1%)
4–6
127 products (1%)
6–8
209 products (2%)
8–10
312 products (3%)
10–12
315 products (3%)
12–14
412 products (4%)
14–16
477 products (4%)
16–18
542 products (5%)
18–20
552 products (5%)
20–22
545 products (5%)
22–24
550 products (5%)
24–26
552 products (5%)
26–28
552 products (5%)
28–30
574 products (5%)
30–32
517 products (5%)
32–34
466 products (4%)
34–36
451 products (4%)
36–38
443 products (4%)
38–40
388 products (3%)
40 and above
3,204 products (28%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 11,283 Meals products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Enriched Wheat Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Reduced Iron
5
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Palm Oil
9
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
10
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Artificial Flavor
13
Beef Fat
14
Black Pepper
15
Celery Seed
16
Chicken Broth
17
Corn Starch
18
Dehydrated Vegetables
19
Green Onion
20
Peas
21
Corn
22
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
23
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
24
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
25
Disodium Succinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Listed
26
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
27
Organic Ginger
28
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
29
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
30
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
31
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
32
Mushroom
33
Natural Flavors
34
Onion
35
Potassium Carbonate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
36
Radish Extract
37
Red Chili Pepper
38
Color
39
Rice Bran Oil
40
Sodium Carbonate
ANTIOXIDANT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
41
Sodium Phosphates
42
Soybeans
43
Spices
44
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
45
Textured Soy Protein
46
Soy Flour
47
Soy Oil
48
Yeast Extract
49
Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
50
Natural Flavor
51
Tocopherols
ANTIOXIDANT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
52
Antioxidant

Full Ingredient List

Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), palm oil, potato starch, modified potato starch, salt, contains less than 2% of each of the following: artificial flavor, beef fat*, black pepper*, celery seed*, chicken broth*, corn starch, dehydrated vegetables (green onion, peas, corn), dextrose, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, disodium succinate, garlic*, ginger*, hydrolyzed soy protein, malic acid, maltodextrin, modified tapioca starch, mushroom*, natural flavors, onion*, potassium carbonate, radish extract*, red chili pepper*, riboflavin (color), rice bran oil, sodium carbonate, sodium phosphates, soybeans*, spices, sugar, textured soy protein (soy flour, soy oil, salt, yeast extract, hydrolyzed corn protein, natural flavor, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate), tocopherols (antioxidant), yeast extract.

Categories

Meals Soups

High-score cross-brand comparables for Bowl noodle soup, savory chicken

Neighbours outside Nongshim with screening scores in the same high band as Bowl noodle soup, savory chicken (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Nongshim; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Bowl noodle soup, savory chicken has a longer ingredient list than 86% of its Meals category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0031146007622: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.