Safe

noodles

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

Barcode 0400142811876

The verdict

noodles scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 39 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 39 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0400142811876
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 noodles

noodles 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, noodles 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 noodles
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
Enriched Wheat Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Reduced Iron
5
Thiamine Mononitrate Riboflavin
6
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
7
Vegetable Oil
8
Contain: One Or More Of The Following: Canola Cottonseed
9
Palm
10
Preserved By Tbhq
11
Sal Dehydrated Vegetables
12
Corn
13
Carrot
14
Garlic Chive
15
Onion
16
Msg
17
Chili
18
Habanero Paprika
19
And Other Spices
20
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
21
Sugar Hydrolyzed Corn Proteín
22
Hydrolyzed Whea Protein
23
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
24
Yeast Extrac Miso Powder
25
Soybeans
26
Wheat
27
Rice
28
Salt Dehydrated Soy Sauce
29
Salt Beef Extract
30
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
31
Potassium Carbonate Sodium Carbonate
32
Sodium Hexametaphosphate Natural Flavors
33
Sodium Tripolyphosphate Disodium Guanylate
34
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
35
Monosodium Phosphate
36
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
37
Soy
38
And Milk Ingredients
39
A Bioengineered Food Ingredient

Full Ingredient List

enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil (contain: one or more of the following: canola cottonseed, palm) preserved by tbhq, sal dehydrated vegetables (corn, carrot, garlic chive, onion), contains less than 2% of monosodium glutamate, chili, habanero paprika, and other spices, maltodextrin, sugar hydrolyzed corn proteín, hydrolyzed whea protein, hydrolyzed soy protein, yeast extrac miso powder (soybeans, wheat, rice, salt dehydrated soy sauce (wheat, soybeans, salt beef extract, citric acid, potassium carbonate sodium carbonate, sodium hexametaphosphate natural flavors, sodium tripolyphosphate disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, monosodium phosphate, lactose, contains wheat, soy, and milk ingredients, manufactured in a facility that also processes crustacean shellfish and sesame products contains a bioengineered food ingredient

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.