Ramen Noodle Soup

by Maruchan

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Ramen Noodle Soup by Maruchan 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
0041789002113
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 serving (86 g)

What the Data Says About

Ramen Noodle Soup by Maruchan 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, Ramen Noodle Soup 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 Ramen Noodle Soup
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
Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Reduced Iron
5
Thiamine Mononitrat Riboflavin
6
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
7
Vegetable Oil
8
The Following: Canola Preserved By Tbhq
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Potassium Carbonate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
11
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
12
Water
13
Wheat
14
Soybean
15
Sodium Carbonate
ANTIOXIDANT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
16
Sodium Hexametaphosphate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
17
Sodium Tripolyphosphate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
18
Soup Base Ingredients: Salt
19
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
20
Msg
21
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
22
Spices
23
Celery Seed
24
Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
25
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
26
Hydrolyzed So Natural Flavors
27
Dehydrated Vegetables
28
Chive
29
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
30
Onion
31
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
32
Disocium Knosinate Yeast Extract. Vegetable Oil
33
Palm
34
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
35
Powdered Cocked Chicken
36
A Bioengineered Food Ingred Ially

Full Ingredient List

ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRAT RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: CANOLA PRESERVED BY TBHQ, CONTAINS LESS THAN 1% OF: SALT, POTASSIUM CARBONATE, SOY SAUCE (WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEAN, SALT), SODIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, SOUP BASE INGREDIENTS: SALT, SUGAR, CONTAINS LESS THAN 1% OF: MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, MALTODEXTRIN, SPICES (CELERY SEED), HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN, HYDROLYZED SO NATURAL FLAVORS, DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES (CHIVE, GARLIC, ONION), DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISOCIUM KNOSINATE YEAST EXTRACT. VEGETABLE OIL (PALM), LACTOSE, POWDERED COCKED CHICKEN CONTAINS WHEAT, SOY AND EILE INGREDIENTS. MANUFACTURED IN A FACILITY THAT AI SO PROCESSES CRUSTACEAN SHELLFISH AND SESAME PRODUCTS. CONTAINS A BIOENGINEERED FOOD INGRED ially

Categories

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

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