Yakisoba, Home-Style Japanese Noodles, Roast Chicken

by Maruchan

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Yakisoba, Home-Style Japanese Noodles, Roast Chicken by Maruchan receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0041789007576
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
57.5 g (57.5 g)

What the Data Says About

Yakisoba, Home-Style Japanese Noodles, Roast Chicken by Maruchan carries a composite safety score of 95/100, 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 identified 1 flagged ingredient in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Yakisoba, Home-Style Japanese Noodles, Roast Chicken 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 Yakisoba, Home-Style Japanese Noodles, Roast Chicken
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 95/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 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 Mononitrate
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
Vegetable Oil
9
The Following: Canola Cottonseed
10
Palm
11
Preserved By Tbhq Dehydrated Vegetables
12
Onion
13
Cabbage
14
Corn
15
Green Peas
16
Red Bell Pepper
17
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
18
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
19
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
20
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
21
Msg
22
Natural Flavors
23
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
24
Wheat
25
Soybeans
26
Powdered Cream Substitute
27
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
28
Corn Syrup Solids
29
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
30
Milk Derivative
31
Cooked Chicken
32
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
33
Yeast Extract
34
Silicon Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
Safe GRAS
35
Anti-caking Agent
36
Chicken Fat
37
Hydrolyzed Corn
38
Wheat And Soy Protein Potassium Carbonate
39
Spices
40
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
41
Sodium
42
Mono
43
Hexameta
44
Tripoly
45
Phosphate
46
Turmeric
47
Sodium Carbonate
ANTIOXIDANT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
48
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
49
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
50
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
51
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
52
Soya Lecithin

Full Ingredient List

Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil, (contains one or more of the following: canola cottonseed, palm) preserved by tbhq dehydrated vegetables (onion, cabbage, corn, green peas, red bell pepper, garlic), sugar, maltodextrin, salt, contains less than 2% of: monosodium glutamate, natural flavors, dehydrated soy sauce (wheat, soybeans, salt), powdered cream substitute (partially hydrogenated soybean oil, corn syrup solids, sodium caseinate [milk derivative]), powdered cooked chicken, caramel color, yeast extract, silicon dioxide (anti-caking agent), chicken fat, hydrolyzed corn, wheat and soy protein potassium carbonate, spices, xanthan gum, sodium (mono, hexameta, and/or tripoly) phosphate, turmeric, sodium carbonate, citric acid, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, lactose, soya lecithin.

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