Meat Sweats

by Gamer Soups

85
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Meat Sweats by Gamer Soups receives a safety score of 85/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0754213173111
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 package (72 g)

What the Data Says About

Meat Sweats by Gamer Soups carries a composite safety score of 85/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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.

Our scan identified 1 flagged ingredient in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Meat Sweats 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 Meat Sweats
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 85/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 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
Ramen Noodles: Wheat Flour
2
Palm Oil
3
Acetate Starch
4
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
5
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
6
Water
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Sodium Carbonate
ANTIOXIDANT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
9
Potassium Carbonate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
10
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
11
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
12
Sauce Packet: Water
13
Soybean Oil
14
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
15
Granulated Soy Sauce
16
Maltosyrup
17
Wheat Flour
18
Chili Powder
19
Msg
20
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
21
Onion
22
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
23
Glycine
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
24
Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide
25
Tien Tsin Pepper
26
Corn Starch
27
White Pepper
28
Black Pepper
29
Capsaicin
30
Aspartame
FLAVOR ENHANCER, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
31
Including Phenylalanine
32
Paprika Oleoresin
33
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
34
Preservative
35
Vegetable Packet: Sesame
36
Seaweed
37
Wheat
38
Soybean
39
And Sesame

Full Ingredient List

RAMEN NOODLES: WHEAT FLOUR, PALM OIL, ACETATE STARCH, POTATO STARCH, TAPIOCA STARCH, WATER, SALT, SODIUM CARBONATE, POTASSIUM CARBONATE, XANTHAN GUM, RIBOFLAVIN., SAUCE PACKET: WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, SOY SAUCE (GRANULATED SOY SAUCE (MALTOSYRUP, WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, CHILI POWDER, SALT, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, GARLIC, ONION), SUGAR, GLYCINE, DISODIUM 5'-RIBONUCLEOTIDE, ONION, GARLIC, TIEN TSIN PEPPER, CORN STARCH, WHITE PEPPER, BLACK PEPPER, CAPSAICIN, XANTHAN GUM, ASPARTAME (INCLUDING PHENYLALANINE), PAPRIKA OLEORESIN, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE)., VEGETABLE PACKET: SESAME, DEHYDRATED SEAWEED., CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOYBEAN, AND SESAME.

Categories

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

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. 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.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial