Spicy Thai - Style Chicken Noodle Soup

by Chicken Soup For The Soul

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Spicy Thai - Style Chicken Noodle Soup by Chicken Soup For The Soul receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0819239010403
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
245 g (1 cup)

What the Data Says About

Spicy Thai - Style Chicken Noodle Soup by Chicken Soup For The Soul 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.

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, Spicy Thai - Style Chicken Noodle Soup 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 Spicy Thai - Style Chicken Noodle Soup
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
Chicken Broth
2
Water
3
Chicken Stock
4
Seasoned Cooked White Chicken
5
White Chicken Meat
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
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Sodium Phosphate
9
Carrots
10
Enriched Egg Noodles
11
Wheat Semolina
12
Egg White
13
Whole Egg
14
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
15
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
16
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
17
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
18
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
19
Red Peppers
20
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
21
Coconut Cream
22
Coconut Extract
23
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
24
Curry Powder
25
Spices
26
Turmeric For Color
27
Lemon Grass Powder
28
Tomato Powder
29
Garlic Powder
30
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
31
Onion Powder
32
Tamari Powder
33
Soybean
34
Rice Flour
35
Lecithin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
36
Sesame Seed Oil
37
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
38
Green Onions
39
Lime Juice Concentrate
40
Natural Flavor
41
Fish Powder
42
Cod
43
Pollock

Full Ingredient List

Chicken broth (water, chicken stock), seasoned cooked white chicken (white chicken meat, water, modified cornstarch, salt, sodium phosphate), carrots, enriched egg noodles (wheat semolina, egg white, whole egg, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), red peppers, potato starch, coconut cream (coconut extract, water), sugar, salt, curry powder (spices [turmeric for color], lemon grass powder, dehydrated tomato powder, garlic powder, sea salt, onion powder, tamari powder [soybean, rice flour, salt, lecithin], sesame seed oil), soy sauce, green onions, lime juice concentrate, natural flavor, fish powder (cod, pollock).

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