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Frozen Prepared Sides · barcode 00071757056947

Chicken Pho Noodles

Ajinomoto · Ajinomoto USA Inc.

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives1 ingredient is banned or unapproved somewhere. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of frozen prepared sides show what's typical. See levels

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2021-10-28). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Partially hydrogenated oils

  • US (FDA): Authorization revoked FDA determined in 2015 that they are no longer generally recognized as safe; makers had to remove them, with final compliance dates in 2018-2020. Labels on file may predate that. (80 FR 34650 (2015)) Source
  • Texas: Warning label required from 2027-01-01 Labels developed on or after January 1, 2027 must warn that the product contains an ingredient not recommended for consumption in Australia, Canada, the EU or the UK. (SB 25 (2025)) Source
  • Louisiana: Warning label required from 2028-01-01 Products containing it must carry a QR code disclosure from January 1, 2028. (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source

Typical for frozen prepared sides

FDA doesn't test this exact kind of food, so these are the closest foods it does test. Treat them as a rough guide.

FDA samples behind these numbers
  • Lead in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Potato, with peel, baked: found in 9 of 27, average 2.32, highest 12 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Potatoes, French fries, fast-food: found in 1 of 27, average 0.56, highest 15 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 3 of 3, average 11.1, highest 13 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled: found in 3 of 3, average 5.07, highest 6.7 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Potato, with peel, baked: found in 27 of 27, average 43, highest 66 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Potatoes, French fries, fast-food: found in 27 of 27, average 57.9, highest 100 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Potato, with peel, baked: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Potatoes, French fries, fast-food: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Potato, with peel, baked: found in 19 of 27, average 4.31, highest 18 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Potatoes, French fries, fast-food: found in 23 of 27, average 3.97, highest 6.4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from box mix: found in 19 of 20, average 3.5, highest 5 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled: found in 10 of 20, average 1.23, highest 6 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Potato, baked (w/ peel): found in 5 of 20, average 0.53, highest 3 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Potato, french-fried, fast-food: found in 14 of 20, average 6.68, highest 19 ppb (2008-2012)

"Typically" is FDA's middle sample. Daily amounts use the long-run average and each chemical's daily limit (EPA reference dose, or FDA's level for lead) for a 33-lb toddler and a 154-lb adult. ppb = micrograms per kilogram of food. Source: FDA Total Diet Study.

Not tested

No published results for this product cover: Metals, Perchlorate, Phthalates (plastic softeners), Phthalate substitutes, Bisphenols. That means nobody has published a test, not that these are absent.

Ingredients (from the label)

COOKED RICE NOODLE (RICE, WATER), COOKED CHICKEN WHITE MEAT (SKINLESS CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, RICE WINE [SALT, POTASSIUM SORBATE, RICE FLAVOR {ALCOHOL, WATER, FLAVORS}], TURBINADO SUGAR, LESS THAN 2% OF: POTATO STARCH, SOY SAUCE [WATER, SOYBEANS, SALT, ALCOHOL], SOYBEAN OIL, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE & GUANYLATE), WATER, HOISIN SAUCE (SUGAR, WATER, SALT, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SOY FLOUR, GARLIC, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SOYBEANS, CARAMEL COLOR, SESAME OIL, XANTHAN GUM, SPICES, CITRIC ACID), SWEET COOKING RICE WINE (WATER, MIRIN [RICE, ALCOHOL, SALT, ENZYME, KOJI {ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE}], DEXTROSE, CORN SYRUP SOLID, LACTIC AND SUCCINIC ACIDS), LESS THAN 2% OF: SALT, CANOLA OIL, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (LIQUID AND PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED OIL, TBHQ AND CITRIC ACID ADDED TO PROTECT FLAVOR), SUGAR, CHICKEN BROTH BASE (CHICKEN BROTH, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, CHICKEN FAT, MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, SUGAR), FISH SAUCE (ANCHOVY EXTRACT, SALT, SUGAR), CARROT, RED BELL PEPPER, RED ONION, YELLOW CARROT, GELATIN, GREEN ONION, CILANTRO, ONION, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE, GARLIC, SPICES, SOY LECITHIN.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2021-10-28. Labels change; check the package.

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