Safe

Demae Ramen Tonkotsu Flavor

by Nissin

Open Food Facts label for barcode 12795574 · Nissin · Plant-based foods and beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 12795574 · Serving size 100g

The verdict

Demae Ramen Tonkotsu Flavor by Nissin scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 58 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 58-component record, beginning with Wheat Flour, Palm Oil, Tapioca Starch. 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 58 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
12795574
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.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

70/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

12795574 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Demae Ramen Tonkotsu Flavor label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 58 ing. REG-SPARSE 24% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-RARE Ascorbyl Palmitate PHOTO-FINISH Poker Pretzels · ±0 BOOK-OFF …795574 · July 2026

14 of 58 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Ascorbyl Palmitate). Source sheet 12795574 · 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: Poker Pretzels · Nearest score peer is Poker Pretzels 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.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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. Demae Ramen Tonkotsu Flavor: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Demae Ramen Tonkotsu Flav…100/1002. Poker Pretzels: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Poker Pretzels100/1003. kikkoman: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. kikkoman100/1004. snapdragon: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. snapdragon100/1005. cranberry juice: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. cranberry juice100/100
High-band neighbours for Demae Ramen Tonkotsu Flavor (100/100) outside Nissin.
Chart values as text

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

Demae Ramen Tonkotsu Flavor
100/100
Poker Pretzels
100/100
kikkoman
100/100
snapdragon
100/100
cranberry juice
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 78,450 products we've scored in the Plant-based foods and beverages category, the average safety score is 97.7/100. Demae Ramen Tonkotsu Flavor scores 2.3 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 97.7/100), 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 Plant-based foods and beverages products

Demae Ramen Tonkotsu Flavor lists 58 ingredients on its label

58 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 3,907 products (6%). Below this entry. 2–4: 7,921 products (12%). Below this entry. 4–6: 8,845 products (14%). Below this entry. 6–8: 7,032 products (11%). Below this entry. 8–10: 6,320 products (10%). Below this entry. 10–12: 4,190 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 3,449 products (5%). Below this entry. 14–16: 3,051 products (5%). Below this entry. 16–18: 2,493 products (4%). Below this entry. 18–20: 2,053 products (3%). Below this entry. 20–22: 1,808 products (3%). Below this entry. 22–24: 1,758 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 1,623 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 1,606 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 1,360 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,198 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,081 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 901 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 649 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 534 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 1,655 products (3%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Plant-based foods and beverages 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

63,434 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 58 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
3,907 products (6%)
2–4
7,921 products (12%)
4–6
8,845 products (14%)
6–8
7,032 products (11%)
8–10
6,320 products (10%)
10–12
4,190 products (7%)
12–14
3,449 products (5%)
14–16
3,051 products (5%)
16–18
2,493 products (4%)
18–20
2,053 products (3%)
20–22
1,808 products (3%)
22–24
1,758 products (3%)
24–26
1,623 products (3%)
26–28
1,606 products (3%)
28–30
1,360 products (2%)
30–32
1,198 products (2%)
32–34
1,081 products (2%)
34–36
901 products (1%)
36–38
649 products (1%)
38–40
534 products (1%)
40 and above
1,655 products (3%)

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 63,434 Plant-based foods and beverages 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

1
Wheat Flour
2
Palm Oil
3
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Potassium Chloride Salt
6
Sodium Hexametaphosphate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
7
Potassium Carbonate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
8
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
9
Sodium Carbonate
ANTIOXIDANT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
10
Sodium Alginate
11
Sodium Phosphate
12
Guar Gum
13
Green Tea Powder Tocopherols
14
Preservative
15
Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate
16
Ascorbyl Palmitate
ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
17
Whole Milk
18
Sesame Seeds
19
White Sugar
20
Msg
21
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
22
Garlic Powder
23
Non Dairy Creamer
24
Glucose Syrup
25
Palm Oil
26
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
27
Milk Derivative
28
Potassium Phosphate Monobasic
29
Mono And Diglycerides
30
Silicon Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
Safe GRAS
31
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
32
Green Onion
33
Soy Sauce Powder
34
Soybeans
35
Wheat
36
Ginger Powder
37
Onion Powder
38
White Pepper Powder
39
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
40
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
41
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
42
Black Pepper Powder
43
Vegetable Oil
44
Sesame Oil
45
Rice Oil
46
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
47
Water
48
Cooking Wine
49
Glutinous Rice
50
Artificial Pork Flavor
51
Milk
52
Peanuts
53
Sesame
54
Natural Flavors
55
Organic Miso Paste
56
Rice
57
Tocopherols
ANTIOXIDANT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
58
Milk And Peanuts

Full Ingredient List

NOODLES : WHEAT FLOUR, PALM OIL, TAPIOCA STARCH, SALT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE SALT, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, POTASSIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, SODIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM ALGINATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, GUAR GUM, GREEN TEA POWDER TOCOPHEROLS (PRESERVATIVE), TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, ASCORBYL PALMITATE (PRESERVATIVE). SOUP BASE : SALT, DRIED WHOLE MILK, SESAME SEEDS, WHITE SUGAR, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, MALTODEXTRIN, GARLIC POWDER, NON DAIRY CREAMER (GLUCOSE SYRUP, HYDROGENATED PALM OIL, SODIUM CASEINATE (A MILK DERIVATIVE), POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE MONOBASIC, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SILICON DIOXIDE), AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, DEHYDRATED GREEN ONION, SOY SAUCE POWDER (SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT), GINGER POWDER, ONION POWDER, WHITE PEPPER POWDER, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, BLACK PEPPER POWDER, SILICON DIOXIDE. SEASONING SAUCE: VEGETABLE OIL (SESAME OIL, PALM OIL, RICE OIL), SOY SAUCE (WATER, SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT), COOKING WINE (GLUTINOUS RICE, WATER, WHEAT), NON DAIRY CREAMER [GLUCOSE SYRUP, HYDROGENATED PALM OIL, SODIUM CASEINATE (A MILK DERIVATIVE), POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE MONOBASIC, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SILICON DIOXIDE], ARTIFICIAL PORK FLAVOR (PALM OIL, SOYBEANS, MILK, PEANUTS, SESAME, FLAVORS), MISO PASTE (WATER, SOYBEANS, RICE, SALT), WHITE SUGAR, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SALT, GARLIC POWDER, TOCOPHEROLS (PRESERVATIVE), DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE. CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOYBEANS, MILK AND PEANUTS.

Categories

Plant-based foods and beverages Plant-based foods Cereals and potatoes Cereals and their products Dried products Pastas Dried products to be rehydrated Noodles Instant noodles Instant noodle soups Ramen

High-score cross-brand comparables for Demae Ramen Tonkotsu Flavor

Neighbours outside Nissin with screening scores in the same high band as Demae Ramen Tonkotsu Flavor (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Nissin; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Demae Ramen Tonkotsu Flavor has a longer ingredient list than 100% of its Plant-based foods and beverages category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 12795574: 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.