Tonkotsu Ramen
Tonkotsu Ramen by Nongshim has 11 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 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.
- Safety score 0.32 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
Plant-based foods and beverages / Plant-based foods / Meals / Dried products / Pastas / Dried products to be rehydrated / Noodles / Soups / Instant noodles / Instant noodle soups
How This Score Is Built
This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For Tonkotsu Ramen, 11 of its 11 tracked ingredients carry a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.
Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.
Where Tonkotsu Ramen 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
- 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
POTATO STARCH, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN FOLIC ACID), PALM OIL, SPICY SAUCE [CANOLA OIL, RED CHILI PEPPER, WATER, GARLIC, ONION, SESAME OIL, SUGAR, SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, VINEGAR, GINGER, BROAD BEAN, SOY, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, BLACK PEPPER, WHEAT FLOUR TOCOPHEROLS (ANTIOXIDANT), DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE], SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, WHEAT GLUTEN, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF ANCHOVY EXTRACT, ARTIFICIAL BEEF FLAVOR, BLACK PEPPER, CHICKEN BROTH, CORN SYRUP, DEFATTED SOY FLOUR DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM SUCCINATE, DRIED FLAKES (GARLIC, GREEN ONION), GARLIC, GINGER GUM ARABIC, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN (CORN, SOY, WHEAT), MODIFIED CORN STARCH MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, NATURAL FLAVORS (DAIRY), ONION FLAVORED OIL* [DEXTROSE, CANOLA OIL, ONION, GARLIC, GINGER, TOCOPHEROLS (ANTIOXIDANT)], ONION, POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, PORK BONE EXTRACT, PORK FAT, POT
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Tonkotsu Ramen: 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: 11.
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Product Details
- Brand
- Nongshim
- Barcode
- 0031146053414
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
- Stores
- Seafood City
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Frequently asked questions
How does Tonkotsu Ramen's safety score compare to other products?
With an average ingredient safety score of 3.8/5, Tonkotsu Ramen sits behind 84% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 0.32 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should Tonkotsu Ramen's 3.8/5 score be read?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Tonkotsu Ramen's mapped ingredients average out to 3.8/5, 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.