Neoguri Mild Seafood Flavour Udon Type Noodles

by Nongshim Noodles

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Neoguri Mild Seafood Flavour Udon Type Noodles by Nongshim Noodles 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
0031146158225
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Neoguri Mild Seafood Flavour Udon Type Noodles by Nongshim Noodles 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, Neoguri Mild Seafood Flavour Udon Type Noodles 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 Neoguri Mild Seafood Flavour Udon Type Noodles
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
Enriched Wheat Flour
2
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
3
Palm Oil
4
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
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
7
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
8
Flakes
9
Seaweed
10
Carrot
11
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
12
Dried Fish Cake
13
Pollock
14
Sorbitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
15
Corn Starch
16
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
17
Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Approved
18
Paprika Colour
19
Tuna Extract*
20
Cuttlefish Extract*
21
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
22
Sunflower Oil
23
Yeast Extract Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids
24
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
25
Mussel Extract*
26
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
27
Anchovy Extract*
28
Gum Arabic
29
Natural Flavours
30
Disodium Succinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Listed
31
Black Pepper*
32
Radish Extract*
33
Garlic*
34
Onion*
35
Potassium Carbonate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
36
Sodium Phosphates
37
Tocopherols
ANTIOXIDANT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
38
Antioxidant
39
Yellow Corn Flour
40
Soy Lecithin
41
Mushroom Extract*
42
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
43
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
44
Red Chili Pepper*
45
Green Onion Extract*
46
Fructose Syrup
47
Sodium Carbonate
ANTIOXIDANT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
48
Shrimp Extract*
49
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
50
Fish Sauce*
51
Anchovy
52
Tuna
53
Bream
54
Rice Flour.*powdered
55
Wheat
56
Soy And Seafood
57
Cuttlefish
58
Mussel
59
Shrimp
60
. Manufactured In A Facility That Also Processes: Egg
61
Milk
62
Peanut And Tree Nut

Full Ingredient List

ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR, POTATO STARCH, PALM OIL, MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, SUGAR, DRIED FLAKES (SEAWEED, CARROT), HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, DRIED FISH CAKE (POLLOCK, SORBITOL, CORN STARCH, POTATO STARCH, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, SUGAR, SALT, POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, PAPRIKA COLOUR), TUNA EXTRACT*, SORBITOL, CUTTLEFISH EXTRACT*, WHEAT GLUTEN, SUNFLOWER OIL, YEAST EXTRACT POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, DISODIUM INOSINATE, MUSSEL EXTRACT*, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, ANCHOVY EXTRACT*, GUM ARABIC, NATURAL FLAVOURS, DISODIUM SUCCINATE, BLACK PEPPER*, RADISH EXTRACT*, GARLIC*, ONION*, POTASSIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, TOCOPHEROLS (ANTIOXIDANT), YELLOW CORN FLOUR, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, SOY LECITHIN, MUSHROOM EXTRACT*, DEXTROSE, HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN, RED CHILI PEPPER*, GREEN ONION EXTRACT*, FRUCTOSE SYRUP, SODIUM CARBONATE, SHRIMP EXTRACT*, CITRIC ACID, FISH SAUCE* (ANCHOVY, TUNA, BREAM, SALT), RICE FLOUR.*POWDERED CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY AND SEAFOOD (POLLOCK, TUNA, CUTTLEFISH, MUSSEL, ANCHOVY, SHRIMP, BREAM). MANUFACTURED IN A FACILITY THAT ALSO PROCESSES: EGG, MILK, PEANUT AND TREE NUT.

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