Caution

Beef Bulgogi Kimpap

by Aldi

Open Food Facts label for barcode 4061459000962 · Aldi · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 4061459000962 · Serving size 227g

The verdict

Beef Bulgogi Kimpap by Aldi scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 41 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 41-component record, beginning with Water, Rice, Beef. 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.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 41 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

85/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

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.

59000962 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Beef Bulgogi Kimpap label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 41 ing. REG-PART 32% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-MID Len top 38% LEAD-FLAG Sucralose PHOTO-FINISH Strawberry Cream Cheeze · ±0 BOOK-OFF …000962 · July 2026

13 of 41 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sucralose). Source sheet 59000962 · 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: Strawberry Cream Cheeze Style Spread · Nearest score peer is Strawberry Cream Cheeze Style Spread at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

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. Beef Bulgogi Kimpap: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Beef Bulgogi Kimpap85/1002. Strawberry Cream Cheeze Style Spread: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Strawberry Cream Cheeze S…85/1003. Dairy-Free Cheddar Mac & Cheese: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Dairy-Free Cheddar Mac & …85/1004. Dairy-Free Alfredo Mac & Cheese: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Dairy-Free Alfredo Mac & …85/1005. Dairy-Free White Cheddar Mac & Cheese: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Dairy-Free White Cheddar …85/100
High-band neighbours for Beef Bulgogi Kimpap (85/100) outside Aldi.
Chart values as text

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

Beef Bulgogi Kimpap
85/100
Strawberry Cream Cheeze Style Spread
85/100
Dairy-Free Cheddar Mac & Cheese
85/100
Dairy-Free Alfredo Mac & Cheese
85/100
Dairy-Free White Cheddar Mac & Cheese
85/100

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. Beef Bulgogi Kimpap scores 7.9 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Frozen foods products

Beef Bulgogi Kimpap lists 41 ingredients on its label

41 62nd percentile a longer ingredient list than 62% of the 7,008 products we track

0–2: 11 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 8–10: 102 products (1%). Below this entry. 10–12: 112 products (2%). Below this entry. 12–14: 184 products (3%). Below this entry. 14–16: 205 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 245 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 264 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 298 products (4%). Below this entry. 24–26: 247 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 271 products (4%). Below this entry. 28–30: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 294 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 325 products (5%). Below this entry. 34–36: 319 products (5%). Below this entry. 36–38: 314 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 283 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Frozen 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

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 41 (62nd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
11 products (0%)
2–4
54 products (1%)
4–6
54 products (1%)
6–8
66 products (1%)
8–10
102 products (1%)
10–12
112 products (2%)
12–14
184 products (3%)
14–16
205 products (3%)
16–18
245 products (3%)
18–20
284 products (4%)
20–22
264 products (4%)
22–24
298 products (4%)
24–26
247 products (4%)
26–28
271 products (4%)
28–30
284 products (4%)
30–32
294 products (4%)
32–34
325 products (5%)
34–36
319 products (5%)
36–38
314 products (4%)
38–40
283 products (4%)
40 and above
2,792 products (40%)

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 7,008 Frozen 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 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 41 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Rice
3
Beef
4
Onion
5
Radish
6
Carrots
7
Spinach
8
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
9
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
10
Dried Vinegar
11
Soybean Oil
12
Sesame Oil
13
Apples
14
Fruit Juice Concentrate
15
Pear
16
Lemon
17
Apple
18
Orange
19
Soybeans
20
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
21
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
22
Seaweed
23
Sesame Seeds
24
Wheat
25
Food Starch-modified
26
Spices
27
Garlic Powder
28
Onion Powder
29
Organic Ginger
30
Yeast Extract
31
Mushroom
32
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
33
Stevia
Sweetener
Safe
34
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
35
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
36
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
37
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
38
Preservatives
39
Acetic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
40
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
41
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Water, rice, beef, onion, radish, carrots, spinach, sugar, garlic, vinegar, soybean oil, sesame oil, apples, fruit juice concentrate (pear, lemon, apple, orange), soybeans, corn syrup, salt, seaweed, sesame seeds, wheat, food starch-modified, spices, garlic powder, onion powder, ginger, yeast extract, dried mushroom, citric acid, stevia, xanthan gum, sucralose, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate (preservatives), acetic acid, ascorbic acid, riboflavin.

Categories

Frozen foods Meals Combination Meals Frozen ready-made meals

High-score cross-brand comparables for Beef Bulgogi Kimpap

Neighbours outside Aldi with screening scores in the same high band as Beef Bulgogi Kimpap (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Aldi; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sucralose is the first flagged ingredient selected from Beef Bulgogi Kimpap's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 41-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sucralose. Open Sucralose
  • Compare Beef Bulgogi Kimpap'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 4061459000962: 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.