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Pho soup rice noodle soup with herbs and beef, beef

by Ahold

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0688267151040 · Ahold · Canned foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0688267151040 · Serving size 1 BOWL (350 g)

The verdict

Pho soup rice noodle soup with herbs and beef, beef by Ahold scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 46 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 46-component record, beginning with Water, Rice Noodles, Rice 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.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 46 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
B
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

70/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

B

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.

67151040 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Pho soup rice noodle soup with herbs and beef, beef label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 46 ing. REG-SPARSE 22% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Vegetable pad thai · ±0 BOOK-OFF …151040 · July 2026

10 of 46 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 67151040 · 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: Vegetable pad thai · Nearest score peer is Vegetable pad thai 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.

The Nutri-Score algorithm returned its second band for this label. That grade typically describes a nutrition panel whose favourable components register clearly in the model without fully offsetting its energy or sodium terms. Because the calculation is a single points balance rather than a set of independent thresholds, a strong fibre or protein figure can lift a panel into this band even where one penalised nutrient sits high. The grade summarises the declared panel alone and carries no information about the additive ratings screened below.

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. Pho soup rice noodle soup with herbs and beef, beef: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Pho soup rice noodle soup…95/1002. Vegetable pad thai: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Vegetable pad thai95/1003. Tikka masala chicken: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Tikka masala chicken95/1004. Old Fashioned Cookies, Oatmeal: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Old Fashioned Cookies, Oa…95/1005. Oatmeal Raisin Cookies: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Oatmeal Raisin Cookies95/100
High-band neighbours for Pho soup rice noodle soup with herbs and beef, beef (95/100) outside Ahold.
Chart values as text

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

Pho soup rice noodle soup with herbs and beef, beef
95/100
Vegetable pad thai
95/100
Tikka masala chicken
95/100
Old Fashioned Cookies, Oatmeal
95/100
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
95/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Pho soup rice noodle soup with herbs and beef, beef scores 2.1 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 92.9/100), 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 Canned foods products

Pho soup rice noodle soup with herbs and beef, beef lists 46 ingredients on its label

46 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% of the 2,784 products we track

0–2: 2 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 58 products (2%). Below this entry. 4–6: 123 products (4%). Below this entry. 6–8: 148 products (5%). Below this entry. 8–10: 226 products (8%). Below this entry. 10–12: 301 products (11%). Below this entry. 12–14: 233 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 246 products (9%). Below this entry. 16–18: 182 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 165 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 133 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 133 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 123 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 116 products (4%). Below this entry. 28–30: 124 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 78 products (3%). Below this entry. 32–34: 95 products (3%). Below this entry. 34–36: 65 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 49 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 61 products (2%). Below this entry. 40–42: 123 products (4%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Canned foods 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

2,784 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 46 (98th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
2 products (0%)
2–4
58 products (2%)
4–6
123 products (4%)
6–8
148 products (5%)
8–10
226 products (8%)
10–12
301 products (11%)
12–14
233 products (8%)
14–16
246 products (9%)
16–18
182 products (7%)
18–20
165 products (6%)
20–22
133 products (5%)
22–24
133 products (5%)
24–26
123 products (4%)
26–28
116 products (4%)
28–30
124 products (4%)
30–32
78 products (3%)
32–34
95 products (3%)
34–36
65 products (2%)
36–38
49 products (2%)
38–40
61 products (2%)
40 and above
123 products (4%)

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 2,784 Canned foods 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 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 46 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Rice Noodles
3
Rice Flour
4
Cooked Seasoned Beef
5
Beef
6
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
7
Seasoning
8
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
9
Soy Sauce Powder
10
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
11
Wheat
12
Soybeans
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
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
15
Sherry Wine Powder
16
Sherry Wine Solids
17
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
18
Sulfur Dioxide
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
19
Garlic Powder
20
Spices
21
Lemon Powder
22
Corn Syrup Solids
23
Lemon Juice Solids With Added Lemon Oil
24
Oyster Juice Powder
25
Oyster Juice
26
Sesame Oil
27
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
28
Sodium Phosphate
29
Spice
30
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
31
Green Onions
32
Bean Sprouts
33
Organic Onions
34
Brown Sugar
35
Beef Paste
36
Dried Beef Stock
37
Natural Flavor
38
Yeast Extract
39
Beef Fat
40
Thiamine
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
41
Vitamin B
42
Fish Sauce
43
Anchovy
44
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
45
Canola Oil
46
Onion Powder

Full Ingredient List

Water, rice noodles (rice flour, water), cooked seasoned beef (beef, water, modified cornstarch, seasoning [sugar, soy sauce powder [soy sauce (wheat, soybeans, salt), maltodextrin, salt), sherry wine powder [maltodextrin, sherry wine solids, potassium sorbate, sulfur dioxide), garlic powder, spices, lemon powder (corn syrup solids, lemon juice solids with added lemon oil), oyster juice powder (maltodextrin, salt, oyster juice), sesame oil, whey protein concentrate], salt, sodium phosphate, spice, caramel color), green onions, bean sprouts, onions, brown sugar, beef paste (beef stock, natural flavor, salt, yeast extract, sugar, beef fat, thiamine [vitamin b]), fish sauce (anchovy, salt, sugar), cornstarch, canola oil, onion powder, spices.

Other products containing Beef Paste

Beef Paste is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 4 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Canned foods Frozen foods Meals Soups Canned meals Canned soups

High-score cross-brand comparables for Pho soup rice noodle soup with herbs and beef, beef

Neighbours outside Ahold with screening scores in the same high band as Pho soup rice noodle soup with herbs and beef, beef (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Ahold; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Pho soup rice noodle soup with herbs and beef, beef's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 46-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Pho soup rice noodle soup with herbs and beef, beef's 1 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 0688267151040: 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.