Ja Jiang instant noodles
Ja Jiang instant noodles 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.
What the Data Says About
Ja Jiang instant noodles 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, Ja Jiang instant noodles 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
| 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
Full Ingredient List
wheat, water, black beans, salt, sugar), bean drums (black beans, table salt), high fructose syrup, shallots, l-kinacid sodium, glutamate, disodium 5'-ribonucleotides), acidity regulator (sodium polyphosphate, snoodles: wheat flour, tapioca starch, palm oil, salt, flavour enhancer (monosodium sugar), douchi (black bean, salt), high fructose syrup, shallot, monosodium glutamate 701 ixed tocopherol concentrate), flavoured oil: palm oil, chili sauce ( chili, salt), bean 4 05 no preservatives added, best before date: month month/day day/year. best before date: mm/dd/yy lecithin), guar gum,sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, sodium alginate, antionidant emulsifier (humectant (glycerol), soybean oil, water, polyglycerof esters of fatty acids sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate), compound dauce (soybean, wheat, salt), soy sauce (soybean, wheat, water, black bo dean ue douchi (black bean, salt ), high fructose syrup, shallot, monosodium glutamate asesame oil, chili powder, licorice powder, antioxidant ( mixed tocopherol concentrate soup base: monosodium glutamate, salt, dehydrated scallion, white pepper powder disodium 5'-ribonucleotides, allergy warning: contains sesame, wheat, soybeans 45% this product is manufactured on equipment that processes products containing 0% crustacean shellfish peanuts milk egg tree nuts fish seeds celery 73% name: misakin noodles 18% ingredients: dough: flour, tapioca starch, palm oil, salt, flavoring (sodium l-glutenate, 5-subhuangpurin ha nucleoside phosphate dipotass ^5-guanoha nucleoside disodium magnetocuronate), quality modifier (sodium polyphosphate, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate ), the noodles are made of emulsified soybean oil, water, fatty acids polymer glycerides, lecithin), guanhua soybean gum, sodium severalmethylcellulose, sea sodium, antioxidants (mixed concentrated tocophanol). flavor oil packets: palm oil, chili paste (chili, salt), soybean paste (soybean, wheat, salt), black beans, salt, sugar), bean drum (black beans, salt), high fructose syrup, shallots, l-yi acid 100 how oil paprika, licorice powder, antioxidants (mixed concentrated tocophanol) 5-level ha nucleoside disodium phosphate) daly 4edos - no preservatives added,
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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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