Lipton, Unilever Nutri-Score E NOVA 4

Lipton, cup-a-soup, instant soup, hearty chicken noodle with white meat, hearty chicken noodle with white meat

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Product Insight: Lipton, cup-a-soup, instant soup, hearty chicken noodle with white meat, hearty chicken noodle with white meat

Lipton, cup-a-soup, instant soup, hearty chicken noodle with white meat, hearty chicken noodle with white meat by Lipton, Unilever is tracked in PlainIngredients with 3 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 4.3 out of 5 — a Low-Risk-to-Safe tier backed by FDA and EU regulatory status. On the NOVA processing scale, this product falls into Group 4 (Ultra-processed foods), a standard framework for classifying how heavily food has been industrially modified before reaching the shelf, and Its Nutri-Score grade is E, the European front-of-pack nutritional label summarizing calories, saturated fat, sodium, sugar, protein, fiber, and produce content. Within the identified ingredient list, no ingredient on this product currently carries a Caution or High-Risk flag in our database, while 3 ingredients sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale.

Our composite score weighs each ingredient's U.S. FDA regulatory status (GRAS, Approved, or Banned), European Union food-additive status under Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, any U.S. state-level restrictions, and signals drawn from peer-reviewed toxicology literature. The per-product score is the mean of the per-ingredient ratings and should be read as a structured summary rather than a clinical verdict; edge cases such as cumulative exposure, individual allergies, and dietary interactions are not captured by a single number and are better addressed by reading the individual ingredient pages linked below.

Sources: Open Food Facts (product + ingredient list, CC0 licensed) · FDA SAFFA · EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 · U.S. state food-safety statutes

4.3
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.3 out of 5
Based on 3 tracked ingredients
3
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
3
Low Risk / Safe
E
Nutri-Score

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.

Full Ingredients List

Enriched egg noodles [durum wheat flour, egg yolks, niacin, ferrous sulfate (iron), thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], maltodextrin, corn starch, salt, chicken white meat*, chicken fat, powdered chicken, contains 2% or less of each of the following: onion powder, autolyzed yeast extract, hydrolyzed soy protein, silicon dioxide, turmeric (for color), chicken broth*, natural flavor (milk), disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, parsley*, paprika, garlic powder, soybean oil, whey, nonfat dry milk.

Data Sources

  • Open Food Facts — Product data and ingredient lists
  • FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) Inventory — Safety scores
  • EU Food Additive Regulations (EC) No 1333/2008

Product Details

Barcode
0041000014642
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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