Shin Noodles
Shin Noodles by Nongshim has 17 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.8 out of 5, 0.32 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products, and 2 of its ingredients carry a low safety rating.
- Safety score 0.32 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
How This Score Is Built
PlainIngredients safety scores are a transparent, editorially-derived index synthesizing FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research into a single 1-5 scale, not an official government rating. 17 of 17 ingredients tracked for Shin Noodles have a scored rating so far. Data current as of 2026-09-07.
Sourced from Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records. Verify with the FDA → See our full scoring methodology.
Where Shin Noodles sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
3.8 Top 84% higher than 16% 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
- Monosodium Glutamate - Safety score: 2/5
- Sodium Phosphates - Safety score: 2/5
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
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 wheat flour, wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, potato starch, palm oil, modified potato starch, salt, beef bone extract, beef extract, beef fat, black pepper, citric acid, corn syrup, dextrose, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, disodium succinate, dried flakes, bok choy, mushroom, carrot, dextrose, green onion, red chili pepper, flavor enhancer, maltodextrin, dextrose, glycine, sodium phosphate tribasic, d-xylose, garlic, glycerin, gum arabic, hydrolyzed corn protein, hydrolyzed soy protein, hydrolyzed wheat protein, maltodextrin, mono - and diglycerides, monosodium glutamate, mushroom extract, mushroom, onion, potassium carbonate, red chili pepper, riboflavin, color, rice flour, sodium carbonate, sodium phosphates, soy lecithin, soybean paste, soy, wheat, salt, sugar, texture soy protein, defatted soy grits, yeast extract, yellow corn flour
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Shin Noodles: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.
Similar mean additive safety
Nearest products by average mapped safety score. This record: 3.8/5.
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 17.
Product Details
- Brand
- Nongshim
- Barcode
- 0031146063383
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is Shin Noodles above or below average on ingredient safety?
Shin Noodles scores 3.8 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, in the bottom 84% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, 0.32 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What's behind the 3.8/5 rating on Shin Noodles?
Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Shin Noodles's 3.8/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in 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.