Nong Shim Japanese Style Udon Noodle Soup (6 Ea.)

by Nongshim

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Nong Shim Japanese Style Udon Noodle Soup (6 Ea.) 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
0031146852321
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Nong Shim Japanese Style Udon Noodle Soup (6 Ea.) 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, Nong Shim Japanese Style Udon Noodle Soup (6 Ea.) 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 Nong Shim Japanese Style Udon Noodle Soup (6 Ea.)
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
Water
2
Enriched Wheat Flour
3
Wheat Flour
4
Niacin. Reduced Iron
5
Thiamine Hydrochloride
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, 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
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
9
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
10
Soy
11
Wheat
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Acetic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
14
Anchovy*
15
Artificial Flavors
16
Bonito*
17
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
18
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
19
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
20
Disodium Succinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Listed
21
Dried Fish Cake
22
Pollock
23
D-sorbitol
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
24
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
25
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
26
Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Approved
27
Paprika Color
28
Flakes
29
Freeze Dried Green Onion
30
Seaweed
31
Red Chili Pepper
32
Gum Arabic
33
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
34
Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
35
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
36
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
37
Kelp*
38
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
39
Mushroom*
40
Natural Flavors
41
Non-dairy Lactic Acid
42
Rice Bran Oil
43
Rice Flour
44
Soy Lecithin
45
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
46
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
47
Tempura Flakes
48
Palm Oil
49
Onion
50
Tuna
51
Cuttlefish
52
Black Pepper
53
Glucono-deltalactone
54
Tuna Wheat Gluten
55
Yeast*
56
And Fish
57
Bonito
58
Anchovy
59
. Manufactured In A Facility That Also Processes Crustacean Shellfish
60
Egg
61
Peanut
62
And Milk. Manufactured By Nongshim Co
63
Ltd. 112
64
Yeouidaebang-ro
65
Dongjak-gu
66
Seoul
67
Korea

Full Ingredient List

water, enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin. reduced iron, thiamine hydrochloride, riboflavin, folic acid), modified tapioca starch, soy sauce (soy, wheat, salt), contains less than 2% of: acetic acid, anchovy*, artificial flavors, bonito*, dextrose, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, disodium succinate, dried fish cake (pollock, d-sorbitol, potato starch, wheat starch, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, paprika color), dried flakes (freeze dried green onion, seaweed, red chili pepper), d-sorbitol, gum arabic, high fructose corn syrup, hydrolyzed corn protein, hydrolyzed soy protein, hydrolyzed wheat protein, kelp*, maltodextrin, mushroom*, natural flavors, non-dairy lactic acid, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, rice bran oil, rice flour, salt, soy lecithin, sugar, tapioca starch, tempura flakes (wheat flour, palm oil, onion, sugar, salt, tuna, cuttlefish, black pepper, glucono-deltalactone), tuna wheat gluten, yeast*. contains wheat, soy, and fish (bonito, tuna, anchovy, pollock). manufactured in a facility that also processes crustacean shellfish, egg, peanut, and milk. manufactured by nongshim co., ltd. 112, yeouidaebang-ro, dongjak-gu, seoul, korea

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