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Tonkotsu Ramen Noodles

by Nongshim

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0031146056262 · Nongshim · Plant-based foods and beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0031146056262 · Serving size 1 bowl (101 g)

The verdict

Tonkotsu Ramen Noodles by Nongshim scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 48 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 48-component record, beginning with Potato Starch, Enriched Wheat Flour, Palm Oil. 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 48 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0031146056262
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

70/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

46056262 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Tonkotsu Ramen Noodles label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 48 ing. REG-PART 38% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-RARE Sodium Sesquicarbonate PHOTO-FINISH SHIN NOODLES · ±0 BOOK-OFF …056262 · July 2026

18 of 48 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Sesquicarbonate). Source sheet 46056262 · 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: SHIN NOODLES · Nearest score peer is SHIN NOODLES 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.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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. Tonkotsu Ramen Noodles: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Tonkotsu Ramen Noodles100/1002. SHIN NOODLES: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. SHIN NOODLES100/1003. SHIN GREEN Mushroom & Fried Tofu: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. SHIN GREEN Mushroom & Fri…100/1004. KIMCHI NOODLES: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. KIMCHI NOODLES100/1005. Organic Green Pea Snack Crisps - Lightly Salted: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Organic Green Pea Snack C…100/100
High-band neighbours for Tonkotsu Ramen Noodles (100/100) outside Nongshim.
Chart values as text

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

Tonkotsu Ramen Noodles
100/100
SHIN NOODLES
100/100
SHIN GREEN Mushroom & Fried Tofu
100/100
KIMCHI NOODLES
100/100
Organic Green Pea Snack Crisps - Lightly Salted
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 78,450 products we've scored in the Plant-based foods and beverages category, the average safety score is 97.7/100. Tonkotsu Ramen Noodles scores 2.3 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 97.7/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Plant-based foods and beverages products

Tonkotsu Ramen Noodles lists 48 ingredients on its label

48 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% of the 63,434 products we track

0–2: 3,907 products (6%). Below this entry. 2–4: 7,921 products (12%). Below this entry. 4–6: 8,845 products (14%). Below this entry. 6–8: 7,032 products (11%). Below this entry. 8–10: 6,320 products (10%). Below this entry. 10–12: 4,190 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 3,449 products (5%). Below this entry. 14–16: 3,051 products (5%). Below this entry. 16–18: 2,493 products (4%). Below this entry. 18–20: 2,053 products (3%). Below this entry. 20–22: 1,808 products (3%). Below this entry. 22–24: 1,758 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 1,623 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 1,606 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 1,360 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,198 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,081 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 901 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 649 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 534 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 1,655 products (3%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Plant-based foods and beverages 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

63,434 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 48 (99th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
3,907 products (6%)
2–4
7,921 products (12%)
4–6
8,845 products (14%)
6–8
7,032 products (11%)
8–10
6,320 products (10%)
10–12
4,190 products (7%)
12–14
3,449 products (5%)
14–16
3,051 products (5%)
16–18
2,493 products (4%)
18–20
2,053 products (3%)
20–22
1,808 products (3%)
22–24
1,758 products (3%)
24–26
1,623 products (3%)
26–28
1,606 products (3%)
28–30
1,360 products (2%)
30–32
1,198 products (2%)
32–34
1,081 products (2%)
34–36
901 products (1%)
36–38
649 products (1%)
38–40
534 products (1%)
40 and above
1,655 products (3%)

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 63,434 Plant-based foods and beverages 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
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
2
Enriched Wheat Flour
3
Palm Oil
4
Spicy Sauce
5
Canola Oil
6
Red Chili Pepper
7
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
8
Sesame Oil
9
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Natural Flavours
12
Yellow Corn Flour
13
Dried Vinegar
14
Organic Ginger
15
Broad Bean Paste
16
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
17
Black Pepper
18
Wheat Flour
19
Tocopherols
ANTIOXIDANT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
20
Antioxidant
21
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
22
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
23
Corn Starch
24
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
25
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
26
Flakes
27
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
28
Green Onion
29
Pork Bone Extract Powder
30
Pork Fat
31
Chicken Broth
32
Dairy
33
Hydrolyzed vegetable protein
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
34
Soy Protein
35
Isomaltodextrin
36
Sunflower Oil
37
Potassium Carbonate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
38
Sodium Carbonate
ANTIOXIDANT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
39
Disodium Succinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Listed
40
Sodium Sesquicarbonate
PH CONTROL AGENT
GRAS
41
Sodium Phosphates
42
Artificial Beef Flavour
43
Onion
44
Soy Lecithin
45
Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Approved
46
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
47
Colour
48
Anchovy Extract Powder

Full Ingredient List

Potato starch, enriched wheat flour, palm oil, spicy sauce (canola oil, red chili pepper, maltodextrin, sesame oil, sugar, salt, natural flavours, yellow corn flour, vinegar, ginger, broad bean paste, wheat starch, black pepper, wheat flour, tocopherols [antioxidant], disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, modified corn starch, corn syrup), wheat gluten, dried flakes (garlic, green onion), pork bone extract powder, pork fat, chicken broth, garlic, ginger, natural flavours (dairy), hydrolyzed vegetable protein, soy protein, isomaltodextrin, disodium guanylate, sunflower oil, potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, black pepper, disodium succinate, sodium sesquicarbonate, sodium phosphates, artificial beef flavour, onion, soy lecithin, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, riboflavin (colour), anchovy extract powder

Categories

Plant-based foods and beverages Plant-based foods Dried products Pastas Dried products to be rehydrated Noodles Instant noodles Instant noodle soups Ramen

High-score cross-brand comparables for Tonkotsu Ramen Noodles

Neighbours outside Nongshim with screening scores in the same high band as Tonkotsu Ramen Noodles (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

Tonkotsu Ramen Noodles has a longer ingredient list than 99% of its Plant-based foods and beverages 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 0031146056262: 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.