Safe

Premium tonkotsu ramen

by Nongshim

Open Food Facts label for barcode 02114170 · Nongshim · Plant-based foods and beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 02114170 · Serving size 1

The verdict

Premium tonkotsu ramen by Nongshim scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 58 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 58-component record, beginning with Potato Starch, Enriched Wheat Flour, 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 58 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
02114170
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.

02114170 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Premium tonkotsu ramen label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 58 ing. REG-PART 34% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-RARE Disodium Succinate PHOTO-FINISH chicken alfredo · ±0 BOOK-OFF …114170 · July 2026

20 of 58 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Disodium Succinate). Source sheet 02114170 · 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: chicken alfredo · Nearest score peer is chicken alfredo 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. Premium tonkotsu ramen: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Premium tonkotsu ramen100/1002. chicken alfredo: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. chicken alfredo100/1003. Deluxe Mixed Nuts, Lightly Salted: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Deluxe Mixed Nuts, Lightl…100/1004. Rego rapid recovery: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Rego rapid recovery100/1005. String cheese: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. String cheese100/100
High-band neighbours for Premium tonkotsu ramen (100/100) outside Nongshim.
Chart values as text

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

Premium tonkotsu ramen
100/100
chicken alfredo
100/100
Deluxe Mixed Nuts, Lightly Salted
100/100
Rego rapid recovery
100/100
String cheese
100/100

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. Premium tonkotsu ramen scores 2.3 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 97.7/100), so it is roughly typical 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

Premium tonkotsu ramen lists 58 ingredients on its label

58 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: 58 (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

1
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
2
Enriched Wheat Flour
3
Wheat Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamine
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Palm Oil
9
Spicy Sauce
10
Canola Oil
11
Red Chili Pepper
12
Water
13
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
14
Onion
15
Sesame Oil
16
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
17
Natural Flavors
18
Yellow Corn Flour
19
Dried Vinegar
20
Organic Ginger
21
Broad Bean
22
Soy
23
Corn Starch
24
Black Pepper
25
Tocopherols
ANTIOXIDANT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
26
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
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 Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
29
Anchovy Extract
30
Artificial Beef Flavor
31
Chicken Broth
32
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
33
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
34
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
35
Disodium Succinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Listed
36
Garlic Flakes
37
Green Onion
38
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
39
Hydrolyzed vegetable protein
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
40
Corn
41
Wheat
42
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
43
Natural Flavors
44
Onion Flavored Oil
45
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
46
Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Approved
47
Pork Bone Extract
48
Sodium Carbonate
ANTIOXIDANT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
49
Sodium Phosphates
50
Sorbitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
51
Soy Lecithin
52
Sunflower Oil
53
Dried Tuna Extract
54
Yeast Extract
55
Sesame
56
Anchovy
57
Milk
58
Tuna

Full Ingredient List

Potato starch, enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine, folic acid), palm oil, spicy sauce (canola oil, red chili pepper, water, garlic, onion, sesame oil, sugar, flavors, yellow corn flour, vinegar, ginger, broad bean, soy, modified corn starch, black pepper, tocopherols), salt, maltodextrin, wheat gluten, anchovy extract, artificial beef flavor, black pepper, chicken broth, corn syrup, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, disodium succinate, dried garlic flakes, green onion, hydrolyzed soy protein, hydrolyzed vegetable protein (corn, soy, wheat), modified tapioca starch, natural flavors, onion flavored oil (dextrose, canola oil), onion, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, pork bone extract, sodium carbonate, sodium phosphates, sorbitol, soy lecithin, sugar, sunflower oil, tuna extract, yeast extract. Contains wheat, sesame, soy, anchovy, milk, and tuna.

Other products containing Pork Bone Extract

Pork Bone Extract is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 5 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

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

High-score cross-brand comparables for Premium tonkotsu ramen

Neighbours outside Nongshim with screening scores in the same high band as Premium tonkotsu ramen (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Nongshim; these peers cross brands.

Same high-band screening score

Nearest cross-brand products by screening score (100/100 here, no caution flags on the parsed list).

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Premium tonkotsu ramen has a longer ingredient list than 100% of its Plant-based foods and beverages category 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 02114170: 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.