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Nissin, chow noodles, cheddar cheese

by Nissin

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0070662087435 · Nissin · Plant-based foods and beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0070662087435 · Serving size 0.5 CONTAINER (50 g)

The verdict

Nissin, chow noodles, cheddar cheese by Nissin scores 35/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 53 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 53-component record, beginning with Enriched Flour, Wheat Flour, Niacin. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

35/100
Avoid safety score
3
Few flagged · of 53 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

25/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

35/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

62087435 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Nissin, chow noodles, cheddar cheese label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 35/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 53 ing. REG-PART 40% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG TBHQ PHOTO-FINISH Kool-aid unsweetened drink · ±0 BOOK-OFF …087435 · July 2026

21 of 53 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: TBHQ). Source sheet 62087435 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Kool-aid unsweetened drink mix · Nearest score peer is Kool-aid unsweetened drink mix at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

Nutri-Score assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Nissin, chow noodles, cheddar cheese: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Nissin, chow noodles, che…35/1002. Kool-aid unsweetened drink mix: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Kool-aid unsweetened drin…35/1003. Gustafson's, Ice Cream, Neapolitan: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Gustafson's, Ice Cream, N…35/1004. Blue Ribbon Classics, Reduced Fat Ice Cream With Chocolate Or Strawberry Swirl, Sundae: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Blue Ribbon Classics, Red…35/1005. Strawberry Shortcake: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Strawberry Shortcake35/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Nissin, chow noodles, cheddar cheese (35/100 on 53 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Nissin, chow noodles, cheddar cheese
35/100
Kool-aid unsweetened drink mix
35/100
Gustafson's, Ice Cream, Neapolitan
35/100
Blue Ribbon Classics, Reduced Fat Ice Cream With Chocolate Or Strawberry Swirl, Sundae
35/100
Strawberry Shortcake
35/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 78,450 products we've scored in the Plant-based foods and beverages category, the average safety score is 97.7/100. Nissin, chow noodles, cheddar cheese scores 62.7 points below that category average (35/100 vs. 97.7/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Plant-based foods and beverages products

Nissin, chow noodles, cheddar cheese lists 53 ingredients on its label

53 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% of the 63,434 products we track

0–2: 3,907 products (6%). Below this entry. 2–4: 7,921 products (12%). Below this entry. 4–6: 8,845 products (14%). Below this entry. 6–8: 7,032 products (11%). Below this entry. 8–10: 6,320 products (10%). Below this entry. 10–12: 4,190 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 3,449 products (5%). Below this entry. 14–16: 3,051 products (5%). Below this entry. 16–18: 2,493 products (4%). Below this entry. 18–20: 2,053 products (3%). Below this entry. 20–22: 1,808 products (3%). Below this entry. 22–24: 1,758 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 1,623 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 1,606 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 1,360 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,198 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,081 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 901 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 649 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 534 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 1,655 products (3%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Plant-based foods and beverages product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

63,434 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 53 (99th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
3,907 products (6%)
2–4
7,921 products (12%)
4–6
8,845 products (14%)
6–8
7,032 products (11%)
8–10
6,320 products (10%)
10–12
4,190 products (7%)
12–14
3,449 products (5%)
14–16
3,051 products (5%)
16–18
2,493 products (4%)
18–20
2,053 products (3%)
20–22
1,808 products (3%)
22–24
1,758 products (3%)
24–26
1,623 products (3%)
26–28
1,606 products (3%)
28–30
1,360 products (2%)
30–32
1,198 products (2%)
32–34
1,081 products (2%)
34–36
901 products (1%)
36–38
649 products (1%)
38–40
534 products (1%)
40 and above
1,655 products (3%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 63,434 Plant-based foods and beverages products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 35/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 53 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Enriched 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
Palm Oil
10
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed Oil
11
Canola Oil
12
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Nonfat Milk
15
Parmesan Cheese
16
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
17
Cheese Culture
18
Enzymes
19
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
20
Modified Food Starch
21
Cheddar Cheese
22
Milk
23
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
24
Buttermilk
25
Romano Cheese
26
Part-skim Milk
27
Msg
28
Sodium Phosphate
29
Glucose
30
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
31
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
32
Granular Cheese
33
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
34
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
35
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
36
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
37
Soy Lecithin
38
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
39
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
40
Mono And Diglycerides
41
Cream
42
Natural And Artificial Flavor
43
Butterfat
44
Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Approved
45
TBHQ
Preservative
Avoid Approved (preservative, 21 CFR 172.185)
46
Preservative
47
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
48
Beta Carotene Color
49
Dried Vinegar
50
Egg White
51
Potassium Carbonate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
52
Sodium Carbonate
ANTIOXIDANT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
53
Sodium Alginate

Full Ingredient List

Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil (palm oil, partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oil, canola oil), whey, salt, nonfat milk, parmesan cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), contains less than 2% of corn syrup, modified food starch, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), sugar, buttermilk, romano cheese (part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), monosodium glutamate, sodium phosphate, glucose, silicon dioxide, lactic acid, granular cheese (milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), citric acid, yellow 5, yellow 6, autolyzed yeast extract, soy lecithin, sodium caseinate, sodium tripolyphosphate, mono and diglycerides, cream, natural and artificial flavor, butterfat, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, tbhq (preservative), xanthan gum, beta carotene color, vinegar, egg white, potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, sodium alginate.

Categories

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Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Nissin, chow noodles, cheddar cheese

Neighbours outside Nissin in the same lower screening band as Nissin, chow noodles, cheddar cheese (35/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Nissin; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

TBHQ is the first flagged ingredient selected from Nissin, chow noodles, cheddar cheese's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 53-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to TBHQ. Open TBHQ
  • Compare Nissin, chow noodles, cheddar cheese's 3 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0070662087435: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.