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LingLing Spicy Miso

by Ajinomoto

Open Food Facts label for barcode 01080100 · Ajinomoto. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 01080100

The verdict

LingLing Spicy Miso by Ajinomoto scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 80 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 80-component record, beginning with Ramen Noodles, Water, Enriched Wheat Flour. 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 80 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
01080100
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

70/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

01080100 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

LingLing Spicy Miso label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 80 ing. REG-SPARSE 25% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-RARE Potassium Carbonate PHOTO-FINISH White Bark Coating, · ±0 BOOK-OFF …080100 · July 2026

20 of 80 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Potassium Carbonate). Source sheet 01080100 · 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: White Bark Coating, White · Nearest score peer is White Bark Coating, White at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out 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. LingLing Spicy Miso: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. LingLing Spicy Miso100/1002. White Bark Coating, White: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. White Bark Coating, White100/1003. Breaded Fish Sticks - Alaska Pollock: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Breaded Fish Sticks - Ala…100/1004. Bitters & Soda Dry Aromatic: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Bitters & Soda Dry Aromat…100/1005. Bitters & Soda Spritz Aromatic: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Bitters & Soda Spritz Aro…100/100
High-band neighbours for LingLing Spicy Miso (100/100) outside Ajinomoto.
Chart values as text

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

LingLing Spicy Miso
100/100
White Bark Coating, White
100/100
Breaded Fish Sticks - Alaska Pollock
100/100
Bitters & Soda Dry Aromatic
100/100
Bitters & Soda Spritz Aromatic
100/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

LingLing Spicy Miso lists 80 ingredients on its label

80 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published 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

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 80 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Ramen Noodles
2
Water
3
Enriched Wheat Flour
4
Wiheat Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Iron
7
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
11
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Egg Whites
14
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
15
Potassium Carbonate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
16
Sodium Carbonate
ANTIOXIDANT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
17
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
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
Cooked Seasoned Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
20
Boneless Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
21
Mirin
22
Rice
23
Alcohol
24
Koji
25
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
26
Lactic Acidj
27
Turbinado Sugar
28
Less Than 2% Soy Sauce
29
Wheat
30
Soybeans
31
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
32
Soybean Oil
33
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
34
Flavoring
35
Fire Roasted Corn
36
Canola Oil
37
Half&half
38
Blend Of Milk And Cream
39
Carrots
40
Green Onion
41
Dark Meat Chicken
42
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
43
Red Bell Pepper
44
Onion
45
Chili Pepper
46
Red Miso Paste
47
Chicken Broth Base
48
Chicken Broth
49
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
50
Chicken Fat
51
Modified Food Starch
52
Natural Flavor
53
Chili Bean Sauce
54
Chili Paste
55
Chili
56
Fermented Broad Bean
57
Broad Bean
58
Organic Soybean Powder
59
Starter Culturej
60
Wheat Flour
61
Yeast Liquid
62
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
63
Soybean
64
Glucose
65
Yeasti
66
White Miso
67
Enzymes
68
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
69
Corn Syrup Solids
70
Lactic And Succinic Acid
71
Gelatin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
72
Coconut Oil
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
73
Sesame Oil
74
Sesame Seeds
75
Soy Lecithin
76
Milk
77
Soy
78
Egg
79
Treenut
80
Organic Coconut

Full Ingredient List

ramen noodles (water, enriched wheat flour (wiheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), modified tapioca starch, wheat starch, salt, egg whites, wheat gluten, potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, xanthan gum, citric acid), cooked seasoned chicken breast with rib meat (boneless chicken breast with rib meat, mirin [water, mirin (water, rice, alcohol, salt, koji), sugar, lactic acidj, water, turbinado sugar, less than 2% soy sauce [water, wheat, soybeans, salt), tapioca starch, soybean oil, sea salt, natural flavoring), water, fire roasted corn, canola oil. contains less than 2% of: half&half (a blend of milk and cream), carrots, green onion, dark meat chicken, garlic, red bell pepper, onion, chili pepper, red miso paste (water, soybeans, rice, sea salt, alcohol), chicken broth base (chicken broth, autolyzed yeast extract, chicken fat, modified food starch, sugar, natural flavor), chili bean sauce (chili paste [chili, water, salt, fermented broad bean [broad bean, water, soybean powder, starter culturej, alcohol, water, salt, wheat flour, yeast liquid [water, soy sauce (water, soybean, salt, wheat flour), salt, glucose, yeasti), white miso (water, rice, soybeans, sea salt, alcohol), mirin (water, mirin [water, rice, alcohol, salt, enzymes, koji], dextrose, corn syrup solids, lactic and succinic acid), gelatin, modified food starch, coconut oil, sesame oil, sesame seeds, soy lecithin, salt. contains: wheat, milk, soy, egg, treenut (coconut).

High-score cross-brand comparables for LingLing Spicy Miso

Neighbours outside Ajinomoto with screening scores in the same high band as LingLing Spicy Miso (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Ajinomoto; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

LingLing Spicy Miso has a longer ingredient list than 100% of its published comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

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

Barcode 01080100: 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.