Ada
Ada appears in 102 indexed US food products. No FDA SAFFA status or CSPI rating is attached in this snapshot, so this page reports prevalence rather than a safety verdict.
What the data can answer
Ada appears in 102 catalogued products, but this snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to it. This page therefore cannot answer whether the ingredient is safe from those sources. It can show how often it occurs, where it tends to sit on labels, and which kinds of products contain it.
- 102
- catalogued products
- #3,094
- usage rank of 247,206
- 37
- named brands represented
- 72%
- average depth down ingredient lists
Catalog prevalence comes from Open Food Facts ingredient lists. FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine labels are shown only when the source record contains them.
Reading this ingredient record
Audit the co-occurring flags first
91.2% of the linked products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient, making co-occurrence the dominant follow-up question. That figure does not identify Ada as the trigger. Open records such as 12 Hotdog Rolls; 6 Submarine Rolls; Asiago Turkey and inspect which ingredient row carries the caution marker. The 70.6/100 product average is therefore a triage signal for this surrounding formulation set, not an ingredient verdict. Its 72% average label depth helps locate the term when checking the package.
91.2% of linked products contain a separately flagged ingredient
Processing is unusually concentrated here: Group 4 accounts for 100 of 102 NOVA-tagged records. That describes the surrounding products, not the substance. For a useful comparison, hold category and processing level constant, then inspect which named component changes alongside the caution flag; otherwise the product mix will confound the ingredient question.
Next check: open the lowest-scoring linked formulation and locate the exact caution-marked component.
Ada sits in the busiest tenth of the catalog (#3,094 / 247,206)
- Usage rank
- #3,094
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 21 others that also appear in exactly 102 products, listed in more products than 98.7% of them.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 72%
- Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 102 products listing it (mean slot 32.1). Ada usually falls in the lower half of the list; this position does not measure its amount because source formatting, compound ingredients and labeling exceptions vary.
Derived by this site from the ingredient lists of every catalogued product (Open Food Facts), recomputed on each data refresh. 247,206 ingredients have at least one appearance and are ranked here. Usage and list position describe prevalence, not safety.
What else is usually in the same product as Ada
Across the 102 products on this site that list Ada, these flagged additives appear alongside it most often. The comparison column is how often each one appears across every product with a parsed ingredient list, so the two figures are measured over the same set. Azodicarbonamide shows up about 412x more often with Ada than in the catalogue at large.
| Additive | Shared products | Share of Ada products | Share of all products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azodicarbonamide | 84 | 82.4% | 0.2% |
| Potassium Bromate | 21 | 20.6% | 0.1% |
| Caramel Coloring | 19 | 18.6% | 5.7% |
| Sodium Nitrite | 17 | 16.7% | 2.4% |
| Potassium Iodate | 15 | 14.7% | 0.2% |
Co-occurrence describes what manufacturers formulate together. It is not a claim that these additives interact, and it carries no regulatory meaning. Counted over products with parsed ingredient lists; Open Food Facts, 2026-09-01.
How do the sampled products compare?
Each point is one of the 16 sampled products listed below: its overall safety score against how many separately flagged ingredients its label carries. Bubble size is the number of ingredient rows the label actually resolved to.
Safety score vs. flagged-ingredient count for products containing Ada
Products Containing Ada
A sample of 16 high-volume listings among the 102 indexed products containing Ada:
High-volume peers for Ada beside “Apple Extract”
Ada sits among other busy catalog rows (102 products, mean score 70.6/100). Comparable product-count neighbours: Apple Extract · Baby Corn · Organic Baby Greens. Count peers and score peers are listed separately on purpose.
Similar product count
Nearest other ingredients by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
Similar mean product score
Score-axis peers only, mean screening score among ingredients with ≥50 scored products, not a second count list.
What to do with this Ada record
Start from Ada's 102 catalogued appearances and the attached source fields, then open the product rows that match your use case.
- Open the product sample for Ada and read how the term sits on real packages. See listed products
- Compare Ada with a peer such as “Apple Extract” on source-backed rating, FDA status, and product footprint. Compare a peer
- Check the methodology for how FDA SAFFA, CSPI, and Open Food Facts rows are joined on this site. Read the methodology
This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.
Frequently Asked Questions
How should I read safety signals when Ada sits in heavily flagged products? ▼
91.2% of linked products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient, so the first task is locating which row carries the caution marker — not assuming Ada is the trigger. None of that replaces a product-, dose-, allergy-, or person-specific determination.
Which product shelves show up most often with Ada? ▼
Ada ranks in the top decile by product count (#3,094 of 247,206), appearing in 102 indexed products led by Plant-based foods and beverages. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is Ada so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Ada appears in 102 products (#3,094 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Ada). Safety ratings: CSPI Chemical Cuisine; product presence: Open Food Facts via PlainFoodSafe (September 2026). Figures are computed from those sources, no editor-typed counts. Methodology · State regulations.