Caution

Hot & Spicy Shrimp Ramen Noodle Soup

by Nissin

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0070662096321 · Nissin · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0070662096321 · Serving size 1 bowl (92 g)

The verdict

Hot & Spicy Shrimp Ramen Noodle Soup by Nissin scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 59 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 59-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.

80/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 59 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0070662096321
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

57/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

80/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

62096321 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Hot & Spicy Shrimp Ramen Noodle Soup label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 59 ing. REG-PART 39% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 8% LEAD-FLAG TBHQ PHOTO-FINISH Nissin microwavable with · ±0 BOOK-OFF …096321 · July 2026

23 of 59 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: TBHQ). Source sheet 62096321 · 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: Nissin microwavable with shrimp · Nearest score peer is Nissin microwavable with shrimp 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 second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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. Hot & Spicy Shrimp Ramen Noodle Soup: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Hot & Spicy Shrimp Ramen …80/1002. Nissin microwavable with shrimp: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Nissin microwavable with …80/1003. Ramen Noodle Soup: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Ramen Noodle Soup80/1004. Cup Noodle Curry: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Cup Noodle Curry80/1005. Teriyaki Beef Flavor Stir Fry: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Teriyaki Beef Flavor Stir…80/100
High-band neighbours for Hot & Spicy Shrimp Ramen Noodle Soup (80/100) outside Nissin.
Chart values as text

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

Hot & Spicy Shrimp Ramen Noodle Soup
80/100
Nissin microwavable with shrimp
80/100
Ramen Noodle Soup
80/100
Cup Noodle Curry
80/100
Teriyaki Beef Flavor Stir Fry
80/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 15,626 products we've scored in the Meals category, the average safety score is 93.6/100. Hot & Spicy Shrimp Ramen Noodle Soup scores 13.6 points below that category average (80/100 vs. 93.6/100), 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 Meals products

Hot & Spicy Shrimp Ramen Noodle Soup lists 59 ingredients on its label

59 92nd percentile a longer ingredient list than 92% of the 11,283 products we track

0–2: 12 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 127 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 209 products (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 10–12: 315 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 412 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 477 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 18–20: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 545 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 550 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 574 products (5%). Below this entry. 30–32: 517 products (5%). Below this entry. 32–34: 466 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 451 products (4%). Below this entry. 36–38: 443 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 388 products (3%). Below this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meals 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

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 59 (92nd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
12 products (0%)
2–4
83 products (1%)
4–6
127 products (1%)
6–8
209 products (2%)
8–10
312 products (3%)
10–12
315 products (3%)
12–14
412 products (4%)
14–16
477 products (4%)
16–18
542 products (5%)
18–20
552 products (5%)
20–22
545 products (5%)
22–24
550 products (5%)
24–26
552 products (5%)
26–28
552 products (5%)
28–30
574 products (5%)
30–32
517 products (5%)
32–34
466 products (4%)
34–36
451 products (4%)
36–38
443 products (4%)
38–40
388 products (3%)
40 and above
3,204 products (28%)

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 11,283 Meals 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 80/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 59 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
Palm Olein Oil
11
Sesame Oil
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
14
Beef Fat
15
Beta Carotene Color
16
Calcium Silicate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
GRAS
17
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
18
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
19
Organic Coconut Palm Sugar
20
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
21
Dextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Safe GRAS
22
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
23
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
24
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
25
Disodium Succinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Listed
26
Cabbage Flake
27
Dried Cilantro Flake
28
Green Onion
29
Red Bell Pepper
30
Shrimp
31
Egg White
32
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
33
Garlic Powder
34
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
35
Krill
36
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
37
Lemongrass
38
Lime Juice
39
Msg
40
Natural Flavor
41
Onion Powder
42
Pork Gelatin
43
Beef
44
Shallot
45
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
46
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
47
Preservative
48
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
49
Sodium Phosphate
50
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
51
Soy Lecithin
52
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
53
Water
54
Soybean
55
Wheat
56
Spice And Color
57
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
58
TBHQ
Preservative
Avoid Approved (preservative, 21 CFR 172.185)
59
Tocopherol

Full Ingredient List

Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil (palm oil, palm olein oil, sesame oil), salt, contains less than 2% of autolyzed yeast extract, beef fat, beta carotene color, calcium silicate, caramel color, citric acid, coconut palm sugar, corn syrup, dextrin, dextrose, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, disodium succinate, dried cabbage flake, dried cilantro flake, dried green onion, dried red bell pepper, dried shrimp, egg white, garlic, garlic powder, hydrolyzed soy protein, krill, lactose, lemongrass, lime juice, monosodium glutamate, natural flavor, onion powder, pork gelatin, powdered beef, shallot, silicon dioxide, sodium benzoate (preservative), sodium diacetate, sodium phosphate, sodium tripolyphosphate, soy lecithin, soy sauce (water, soybean, salt, wheat), spice and color, sugar, tbhq (preservative), tocopherol (preservative).

Categories

Meals Soups

High-score cross-brand comparables for Hot & Spicy Shrimp Ramen Noodle Soup

Neighbours outside Nissin with screening scores in the same high band as Hot & Spicy Shrimp Ramen Noodle Soup (80/100 here). 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 Hot & Spicy Shrimp Ramen Noodle Soup's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 59-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to TBHQ. Open TBHQ
  • Compare Hot & Spicy Shrimp Ramen Noodle Soup's 2 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 0070662096321: 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.