Concern

STIR FRY Korean BBQ Flavor Stir Fry Style Asian Noodles in Sauce

by Cup Noodles

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0070662404034 · Cup Noodles · Plant-based foods and beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0070662404034 · Serving size 1 package (82 g)

The verdict

STIR FRY Korean BBQ Flavor Stir Fry Style Asian Noodles in Sauce by Cup Noodles scores 65/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 50 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 50-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.

65/100
Concern safety score
3
Few flagged · of 50 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

40/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

65/100

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.

62404034 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

STIR FRY Korean BBQ Flavor Stir Fry Style Asian Noodles in Sauce label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 65/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 50 ing. REG-PART 38% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG TBHQ PHOTO-FINISH Hot & Spicy · ±0 BOOK-OFF …404034 · July 2026

19 of 50 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: TBHQ). Source sheet 62404034 · 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: Hot & Spicy Firewok Chili Infused Asian Noodles · Nearest score peer is Hot & Spicy Firewok Chili Infused Asian Noodles at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

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. STIR FRY Korean BBQ Flavor Stir Fry Style Asian Noodles in Sauce: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. STIR FRY Korean BBQ Flavo…65/1002. Hot & Spicy Firewok Chili Infused Asian Noodles: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Hot & Spicy Firewok Chili…65/1003. Chow Mein Teriyaki Chicken Flavor: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Chow Mein Teriyaki Chicke…65/1004. CHOW MEIN Teriyaki Beef Flavor: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. CHOW MEIN Teriyaki Beef F…65/1005. CHOW MEIN SPICY TERIYAKI BEEF flavor CHOW MEIN NOODLES: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. CHOW MEIN SPICY TERIYAKI …65/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for STIR FRY Korean BBQ Flavor Stir Fry Style Asian Noodles in Sauce (65/100 on 50 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

STIR FRY Korean BBQ Flavor Stir Fry Style Asian Noodles in Sauce
65/100
Hot & Spicy Firewok Chili Infused Asian Noodles
65/100
Chow Mein Teriyaki Chicken Flavor
65/100
CHOW MEIN Teriyaki Beef Flavor
65/100
CHOW MEIN SPICY TERIYAKI BEEF flavor CHOW MEIN NOODLES
65/100

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. STIR FRY Korean BBQ Flavor Stir Fry Style Asian Noodles in Sauce scores 32.7 points below that category average (65/100 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

STIR FRY Korean BBQ Flavor Stir Fry Style Asian Noodles in Sauce lists 50 ingredients on its label

50 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

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Distribution as text

63,434 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 50 (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 65/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 50 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
Canola Oil
11
Safflower Oil
12
Sesame Oil
13
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
14
Cabbage Flake
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
17
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
18
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
19
Beef Fat
20
Beta Carotene Color
21
Brown Sugar
22
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
23
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
24
Corn Starch
25
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
26
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
27
Wheat
28
Soybean
29
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
30
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
31
Green Onion
32
Minced Garlic
33
Dried Onion Flake
34
Egg White
35
Garlic Powder
36
Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
37
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
38
Natural Flavor
39
Onion Powder
40
Chicken
41
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
42
Sodium Phosphate
43
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
44
Soy Lecithin
45
Spice
46
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
47
TBHQ
Preservative
Avoid Approved (preservative, 21 CFR 172.185)
48
Preservative
49
Textured Soy Protein
50
Dried Vinegar

Full Ingredient List

Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil (palm oil, canola oil, safflower oil, sesame oil), tapioca starch, dried cabbage flake, salt, sugar, dextrose, contains less than 2% of autolyzed yeast extract, beef fat, beta carotene color, brown sugar, caramel color, citric acid, corn starch, dehydrated soy sauce (maltodextrin, salt, wheat, soybean), disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, dried green onion, dried minced garlic, dried onion flake, egg white, garlic powder, hydrolyzed corn protein, lactose, maltodextrin, natural flavor, onion powder, powdered chicken, silicon dioxide, sodium phosphate, sodium tripolyphosphate, soy lecithin, spice, sucralose, tbhq (preservative), textured soy protein, vinegar.

Categories

Plant-based foods and beverages Plant-based foods Cereals and potatoes Cereals and their products Pastas Noodles

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for STIR FRY Korean BBQ Flavor Stir Fry Style Asian Noodles in Sauce

Neighbours outside Cup Noodles near STIR FRY Korean BBQ Flavor Stir Fry Style Asian Noodles in Sauce's mid-band score (65/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Cup Noodles; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

TBHQ is the first flagged ingredient selected from STIR FRY Korean BBQ Flavor Stir Fry Style Asian Noodles in Sauce's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 50-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to TBHQ. Open TBHQ
  • Compare STIR FRY Korean BBQ Flavor Stir Fry Style Asian Noodles in Sauce'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 0070662404034: 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.