Caution

Cup Noodle Curry

by Cup Noodle

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0070662402023 · Cup Noodle · Plant-based foods and beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0070662402023 · Serving size 1 package (80 g)

The verdict

Cup Noodle Curry by Cup Noodle scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 67 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 67-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 67 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0070662402023
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.

62402023 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Cup Noodle Curry label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 67 ing. REG-PART 34% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG TBHQ PHOTO-FINISH Cup Noodles Very · ±0 BOOK-OFF …402023 · July 2026

23 of 67 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: TBHQ). Source sheet 62402023 · 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: Cup Noodles Very Veggie Beef Flavor · Nearest score peer is Cup Noodles Very Veggie Beef Flavor 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. Cup Noodle Curry: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Cup Noodle Curry80/1002. Cup Noodles Very Veggie Beef Flavor: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Cup Noodles Very Veggie B…80/1003. Teriyaki Beef Flavor Stir Fry: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Teriyaki Beef Flavor Stir…80/1004. Cup Noodles Stir Fry Teriyaki Chicken: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Cup Noodles Stir Fry Teri…80/1005. RAMEN BISTRO KOREAN GOCHUJANG BEEF FLAVOR GOURMET SOUP RAMEN NOODLE SOUP: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. RAMEN BISTRO KOREAN GOCHU…80/100
High-band neighbours for Cup Noodle Curry (80/100) outside Cup Noodle.
Chart values as text

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

Cup Noodle Curry
80/100
Cup Noodles Very Veggie Beef Flavor
80/100
Teriyaki Beef Flavor Stir Fry
80/100
Cup Noodles Stir Fry Teriyaki Chicken
80/100
RAMEN BISTRO KOREAN GOCHUJANG BEEF FLAVOR GOURMET SOUP RAMEN NOODLE SOUP
80/100

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. Cup Noodle Curry scores 17.7 points below that category average (80/100 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

Cup Noodle Curry lists 67 ingredients on its label

67 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product 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: 67 (100th 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 80/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 67 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
Safflower Oil
11
Sesame Oil
12
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
13
Potato
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Spice And Color
16
Onion Powder
17
Modified Food Starch
18
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
19
Beef Fat
20
Beet Powder
21
Color
22
Beta Carotene Color
23
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
24
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
25
Dried Beef Stock
26
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
27
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
28
Wheat
29
Soybean
30
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
31
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
32
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
33
Disodium Succinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Listed
34
Dried Carrot Flake
35
Green Onion
36
Minced Garlic
37
Dried Onion Flake
38
Sausage
39
Pork
40
Spice
41
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
42
Egg White
43
Garlic Powder
44
Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
45
Molasses
46
Natural Flavor
47
Nonfat Milk
48
Parmesan Cheese
49
Pasteurized Milk
50
Cheese Culture
51
Enzymes
52
Partially Defatted Peanut Flour
53
Potassium Carbonate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
54
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
55
Organic Carrot Juice
56
Chicken
57
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
58
Sodium Alginate
59
Sodium Carbonate
ANTIOXIDANT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
60
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
61
TBHQ
Preservative
Avoid Approved (preservative, 21 CFR 172.185)
62
Preservative
63
Textured Soy Protein
64
Tomato Powder
65
Torula yeast
Flavoring
Safe
66
Dried Vinegar
67
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

Full Ingredient List

ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL (PALM OIL, SAFFLOWER OIL, SESAME OIL), TAPIOCA STARCH, DRIED POTATO, SALT, SPICE AND COLOR, ONION POWDER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, BEEF FAT, BEET POWDER (COLOR), BETA CAROTENE COLOR, CARAMEL COLOR, CITRIC ACID, CONCENTRATED BEEF STOCK, DEHYDRATED SOY SAUCE (MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, WHEAT, SOYBEAN), DEXTROSE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM SUCCINATE, DRIED CARROT FLAKE, DRIED GREEN ONION, DRIED MINCED GARLIC, DRIED ONION FLAKE, DRIED SAUSAGE (PORK, SALT, SPICE, SUGAR), EGG WHITE, GARLIC POWDER, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, MALTODEXTRIN, MOLASSES, NATURAL FLAVOR, NONFAT MILK, PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, CHEESE CULTURE, ENZYMES), PARTIALLY DEFATTED PEANUT FLOUR, POTASSIUM CARBONATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, POWDERED CARROT JUICE, POWDERED CHICKEN, SILICON DIOXIDE, SODIUM ALGINATE, SODIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, SUGAR, TBHQ (PRESERVATIVE), TEXTURED SOY PROTEIN, TOMATO POWDER, TORULA YEAST, VINEGAR, XANTHAN GUM.

Categories

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

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High-score cross-brand comparables for Cup Noodle Curry

Neighbours outside Cup Noodle with screening scores in the same high band as Cup Noodle Curry (80/100 here). The 1 same-brand link above stay within Cup Noodle; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

TBHQ is the first flagged ingredient selected from Cup Noodle Curry's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 67-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to TBHQ. Open TBHQ
  • Compare Cup Noodle Curry'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 0070662402023: 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.