Bowl noodle soup

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Bowl noodle soup 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
0850006748693
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Bowl noodle soup 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, Bowl 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 Bowl 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
Noodle: Wheat Flour
2
Palm Oil
3
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Modified Potatoes Starch
6
Garlic Peeled
7
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
8
Msg
9
Sodium Hexametaphosphate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
10
Yeast Extract
11
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
12
Propylene Glycol Alginate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Approved
13
Sodium Tripolyphosphate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
14
Mixed Tocopherols
15
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
16
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
17
Acetic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
18
Acid Citric
19
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
20
Curcumin. Sauce: Dried Shallot
21
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
22
Chili
23
Dried Galingale
24
Organic Ginger
25
Vinegar
26
Water
27
Fish Sauce
28
Anchovy
29
Spice Powders
30
Shallot
31
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
32
Black Pepper
33
Chili
34
Shrimp Powder
35
Artificial Flavors
36
Lemongrass
37
Lemon
38
Tomato
39
Coriander
40
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
41
Preservatives
42
Sodium Lactate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, WASHING OR SURFACE REMOVAL AGENT
GRAS
43
Sodium Acetate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT
GRAS
44
Glucose
45
Glutamic Acid
46
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
47
Sesame Oil
48
Paprika Oleoresin
49
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
50
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
51
Mixed Tocopherols. Chili Sauce: Vinegar
52
Chili Powder
53
Paprika Oleoresin. Vegetable: Soy
54
Meat Shape
55
Carrot
56
Dried Scallion Dried Coriander
57
Wheat
58
Fish
59
Soy
60
Shrimp
61
Sesame Manufactured In A Facility That Processes: Egg
62
Milk
63
Tree Nuts

Full Ingredient List

NOODLE: WHEAT FLOUR, PALM OIL, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, SALT, POTATOES STARCH, GARLIC PEELED, SUGAR, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, YEAST EXTRACT, SODIUM BICARBONATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL ALGINATE, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, ACETIC ACID, ACID CITRIC, RIBOFLAVIN, CURCUMIN. SAUCE: DRIED SHALLOT, DRIED GARLIC, DRIED CHILI, DRIED GALINGALE, DRIED GINGER, SUGAR, PALM OIL, SALT, VINEGAR, WATER, FISH SAUCE (ANCHOVY, SALT), SPICE POWDERS (SHALLOT, GARLIC, BLACK PEPPER, CHILI), MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SHRIMP POWDER, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS (LEMONGRASS, LEMON, TOMATO, CORIANDER), MALTODEXTRIN, PRESERVATIVES (SODIUM LACTATE, SODIUM ACETATE), YEAST EXTRACT, GLUCOSE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, GLUTAMIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM, SESAME OIL, PAPRIKA OLEORESIN, CITRIC ACID, MALIC ACID, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS. CHILI SAUCE: VINEGAR, SUGAR, PALM OIL, CHILI POWDER, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, SALT, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, PRESERVATIVES (SODIUM ACETATE, SODIUM LACTATE), CITRIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM, PAPRIKA OLEORESIN. VEGETABLE: SOY (MEAT SHAPE), DRIED CARROT, DRIED SCALLION DRIED CORIANDER. CONTAINS: WHEAT, FISH(ANCHOVY), SOY, SHRIMP, SESAME MANUFACTURED IN A FACILITY THAT PROCESSES: EGG, MILK, TREE NUTS

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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