Seoul Kimchi Original

Seoul Kimchi Original: 4/5 ingredient safety

Seoul Kimchi Original by Lucky Foods has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 4 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

  • Safety score in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 3

Plant-based foods and beverages / Fermented foods / Plant-based foods / Fruits and vegetables based foods / Vegetables based foods / Fermented vegetables / Kimchi / Fermented-plants / Salted-snacks

How This Score Is Built

Seoul Kimchi Original draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 1 of its 1 tracked ingredient is scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.

Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.

Where Seoul Kimchi Original sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

4 Top 80% higher than 20% of 58,710 scored products

Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value

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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07

4
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4 out of 5
Based on 1 tracked ingredient
1
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
1
Low Risk / Safe
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Nutri-Score

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

3
NOVA Group 3
Processed foods

Processed foods are relatively simple products made by adding salt, oil, sugar, or other culinary ingredients to whole foods.

Full Ingredients List

Napa cabbage, chili pepper, carrots, garlic, green onion, sugar, onion, baby shrimp, sea salt, ginger, anchovy extract (anchovy, salt, sugar)

Product Details

Barcode
0026396908256
NOVA Group
3 — Processed foods
Available In
United States,World
Stores
Walmart

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Frequently asked questions

Is Seoul Kimchi Original above or below average on ingredient safety?

With an average ingredient safety score of 4/5, Seoul Kimchi Original sits behind 80% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

How should Seoul Kimchi Original's 4/5 score be read?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Seoul Kimchi Original's mapped ingredients average out to 4/5, which is the Low Risk tier.

Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.