Safe

Vegan Chicken* Noodle Soup

by Whole Foods Market

Scores 100/100 on FDA SAFFA + CSPI ingredient analysis , with no flagged ingredients identified.

Barcode 0099482512903

The verdict

Vegan Chicken* Noodle Soup by Whole Foods Market scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 59 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination; check official notices and the product label for current decisions.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
flagged ingredients of 59 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0099482512903
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.

What the Data Says About Vegan Chicken* Noodle Soup

Vegan Chicken* Noodle Soup by Whole Foods Market 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. This score is a transparent derived index we compute from that public data, not an official FDA rating or endorsement; see the Methodology page for the exact weighting.

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, Vegan Chicken* Noodle Soup 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 Vegan Chicken* Noodle Soup
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
Ue* 0% 86% 16% 21% Tulimit On Water
2
Organic Onions
3
Plant-based Chicken
4
Water
5
Vital Wheat Gluten
6
Expeller Pressed Canola Oil
7
Organic Tofu
8
Soybeans
9
Magnesium Chloride
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS
11
Natural Flavors
12
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
13
Oat fiber
Other
Safe
14
Cane Sugar
15
Soy Sauce Water
16
Wheat
17
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
18
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
19
Spices
20
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
21
Granulated Garlic
22
Onion Powder
23
Natural Smoke Flavor
24
Expeller Pressed Sunflower Seed Oil
25
Expeller Pressed Sesame Seed Oil
26
Expeller Pressed Celery Seed Oil
27
Calcium Lactate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
28
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
29
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
30
Gum Arabic
31
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
32
Carrots
33
Enriched Noodle
34
Semolina
35
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
36
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
37
Thiamine Monontrate
38
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
39
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
40
Celery
41
Buttery Spread
42
Expeller Pressed Canola Oil Expeller Pressed Palm Oil
43
Natural Flavor
44
Sunflower Lecithin
45
Olive Oil
46
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
47
Annatto Extract
48
Color
49
Broth Concentrate
50
Sali
51
Expeller Pressed Palm Oil
52
Kanthan Gum
53
Unbleached Wheat Flour
54
Thyme
55
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
56
Dehydrated Parsley
57
Black Pepper
58
Bay Leaves
59
Soy And Sesame

Full Ingredient List

ue* 0% 86% 16% 21% TULIMIT ON WATER, ONIONS, PLANT-BASED CHICKEN (WATER, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, TOFU [WATER, SOYBEANS, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, CALCIUM CHLORIDE], NATURAL FLAVORS, CORNSTARCH, OAT FIBER, CANE SUGAR, SOY SAUCE WATER, SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT), SEA SALT, SPICES, GARLIC PURE, GRANULATED GARLIC, ONION POWDER, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, EXPELLER PRESSED SUNFLOWER SEED OIL, EXPELLER PRESSED SESAME SEED OIL, EXPELLER PRESSED CELERY SEED OIL, CALCIUM LACTATE, CITRIC ACID, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, GUM ARABIC, XANTHAN GUM), CARROTS, ENRICHED NOODLE (SEMOLINA, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONTRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CELERY, BUTTERY SPREAD (EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL EXPELLER PRESSED PALM OIL, WATER, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, OLIVE OIL, LACTIC ACID, ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR), BROTH CONCENTRATE (NATURAL FLAVOR, WATER, SALI, OLIVE OIL, EXPELLER PRESSED PALM OIL, KANTHAN GUM), UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, THYME, GARLIC, PARSLEY, SEA SALT, CORNSTARCH, BLACK PEPPER, BAY LEAVES CONTAINS WHEAT, SOY AND SESAME

Data Sources

Data as of May 2026. 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.

Product data from Open Food Facts; additive safety from the FDA SAFFA inventory and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details. Compiled by PlainFoodSafe

Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Product figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, and CSPI Chemical Cuisine data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.