Shrimp Fried Rice

by Best Choice

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Shrimp Fried Rice by Best Choice 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
0070038662976
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
198 g

What the Data Says About

Shrimp Fried Rice by Best Choice 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, Shrimp Fried Rice 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 Shrimp Fried Rice
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
White Rice
2
Water
3
Rice
4
Oriental Sauce:
5
Oyster Sauce
6
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Starch
Thickener
Safe
9
Oyster Extract
10
Soy Protein
11
Sunflower Oil
12
Light Soy Sauce
13
Soybeans
14
Wheat
15
Seasoning Powder
16
Wheat Flour
17
Milk Solids
18
Whey Powder
19
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
20
Dried Onion And Garlic Powder
21
Yeast Extract
22
Pepper
23
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
24
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
25
Soybean Extract
26
Molasses
27
Caramel
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
28
Organic Ginger
29
Vinegar
30
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
31
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
32
Xanthum Gum
33
Shrimp: Shrimp
34
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
35
Carrots
36
Green Beans
37
Yellow Bell Peppers
38
Green Onions
39
Celery
40
Shellfish
41
Oyster
42
Shrimp
43
Milk
44
Soy

Full Ingredient List

WHITE RICE (Water, rice); ORIENTAL SAUCE: (Water, Oyster Sauce (Sugar, Salt, Modified Starch, Oyster Extract, Soy Protein, Water), Sunflower Oil, Modified Starch, Light Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Wheat, Salt), Seasoning Powder (Wheat Flour, Sugar, Salt, Milk Solids [Whey Powder, Lactose], Dehydrated Onion and Garlic Powder, Yeast Extract, Pepper), Garlic, Soy Sauce (Soybean Extract [Water, Soybeans, Wheat, Salt], Molasses, Caramel), Ginger, Vinegar, Salt, Sugar, Malic Acid, Citric Acid, Xanthum Gum; SHRIMP: Shrimp, Water, Salt, Sodium Tripolyphosphate; CARROTS, GREEN BEANS, YELLOW BELL PEPPERS, GREEN ONIONS, CELERY. Contains: Shellfish (Oyster, Shrimp), Milk, Wheat, Soy

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