Kam Yuens salted peanuts

by Kam Yuen

85
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Kam Yuens salted peanuts by Kam Yuen receives a safety score of 85/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
6940188813167
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
30 g

What the Data Says About

Kam Yuens salted peanuts by Kam Yuen carries a composite safety score of 85/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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 identified 1 flagged ingredient in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Kam Yuens salted peanuts 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 Kam Yuens salted peanuts
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 85/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 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
Product Type: Nuts And Seeds
2
Cooked Nuts And Seeds
3
Ingredients: Peanuts
4
Peas
5
Vegetable Oil
6
Wheat Flour
7
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
8
Starch
Thickener
Safe
9
Cashew Nuts
10
Maltose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
GRAS
11
Rice Flour
12
Seasoning Mix
13
Garlic Powder
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Msg
16
Flavored Yeast Autolyzed Product
17
Yeast Extract
18
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
19
Onion Powder
20
Food Flavoring
21
Doubanjiang Powder
22
Chives
23
Spices
24
Acid Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Seasoning Mix
25
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
26
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
27
Disodium 5'-bismuth Ribonucleotide
28
Aspartame
FLAVOR ENHANCER, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
29
Phenylalanine
30
Dl-malic Acid
31
Chicken Seasoning
32
Sodium Cyclamate
33
Acetyla
34
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
35
Ammonium Bicarbonate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Product Type: Nuts and Seeds (Cooked Nuts and Seeds) Ingredients: Peanuts, Peas, Vegetable Oil, Wheat Flour, Sugar, Starch, Cashew Nuts, Maltose, Rice Flour, Seasoning Mix (Garlic Powder, Salt, Sugar, MSG, Flavored Yeast Autolyzed Product, Yeast Extract, Starch, Maltodextrin, Onion Powder, Food Flavoring, Doubanjiang Powder, Chives, Spices, Acid Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Seasoning Mix, Silicon Dioxide, Citric Acid, Disodium 5'-Bismuth Ribonucleotide, Aspartame (Contains Phenylalanine), DL-Malic Acid), Maltodextrin, Chicken Seasoning, Salt, MSG, Food Flavoring, Sodium Cyclamate, Acetyla, Sodium Bicarbonate, Ammonium Bicarbonate, Disodium 5'-Bismuth Ribonucleotide, Pandan tert-butylhydroquinone. Note: Spices are processed by irradiation technology

Categories

Plant-based foods and beverages Plant-based foods Snacks Salty snacks Nuts and their products Nuts Salted nuts Mixed 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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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial