Premium Tonkotsu Ramen with Kuromayu Black Garlic Oil

by Nongshim

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Premium Tonkotsu Ramen with Kuromayu Black Garlic Oil by Nongshim 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
0031146058105
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 bowl (101 g)

What the Data Says About

Premium Tonkotsu Ramen with Kuromayu Black Garlic Oil by Nongshim 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, Premium Tonkotsu Ramen with Kuromayu Black Garlic Oil 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 Premium Tonkotsu Ramen with Kuromayu Black Garlic Oil
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
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
Wheat Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Palm Oil
10
Black Garlic Oil
11
Canola Oil
12
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
13
Black Sesame Paste
14
Black Garlic Extract
15
Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Approved
16
Water
17
Tocopherols
ANTIOXIDANT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
18
Antioxidant
19
Corn Oil
20
Cacao
21
Soy Oil
22
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
23
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
24
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
25
Anchovy Extract
26
Artificial Beef Flavor
27
Black Pepper
28
Chicken Broth
29
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
30
Defatted Soy Flour
31
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
32
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
33
Disodium Succinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Listed
34
Flakes
35
Green Onion
36
Organic Ginger
37
Gum Arabic
38
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
39
Hydrolyzed vegetable protein
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
40
Corn
41
Soy
42
Wheat
43
Corn Starch
44
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
45
Natural Flavors
46
Dairy
47
Onion Flavored Oil
48
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
49
Onion
50
Onov
51
Pork Bone Extract
52
Pork Fat
53
Potassium Carbonate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
54
Color
55
Sodium Carbonate
ANTIOXIDANT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
56
Sodium Phosphates
57
Sorbitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
58
Soy Lecithin
59
Soybean Sprout Extract
60
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
61
Sunflower Oil
62
Dried Tuna Extract
63
Yeast Extract

Full Ingredient List

POTATO STARCH, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), PALM OIL, BLACK GARLIC OIL [CANOLA OIL, GARLIC, BLACK SESAME PASTE, BLACK GARLIC EXTRACT, POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, WATER, TOCOPHEROLS (ANTIOXIDANT), CORN OIL, CACAO, SOY OIL), SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, WHEAT GLUTEN, ANCHOVY EXTRACT, ARTIFICIAL BEEF FLAVOR, BLACK PEPPER, CHICKEN BROTH, CORN SYRUP, DEFATTED SOY FLOUR, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM SUCCINATE, DRIED FLAKES (GARLIC, GREEN ONION), GARLIC, GINGER, GUM ARABIC, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN (CORN, SOY, WHEAT), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, NATURAL FLAVORS (DAIRY), ONION FLAVORED OIL (DEXTROSE, CANOLA OIL, ONION, GARLIC, GINGER, TOCOPHEROLS (ANTIOXIDANT), ONOV, POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, PORK BONE EXTRACT, PORK FAT, POTASSIUM CARBONATE, RIBOFLAVIN (COLOR), SODIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SORBITOL, SOY LECITHIN, SOYBEAN SPROUT EXTRACT, SUGAR, SUNFLOWER OIL, TOCOPHEROLS (ANTIOXIDANT), TUNA EXTRACT, YEAST EXTRACT.

Categories

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

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