Aluminum Stearate
Aluminum Stearate carries a source-backed screening score of 3/5 and appears in 6 indexed US food products.
Source-backed answer
Aluminum Stearate appears in 6 catalogued products. CSPI has no rating attached in this snapshot. Its FDA SAFFA status is “Prior Sanctioned.” Those source labels describe the ingredient; they do not establish whether a particular product, dose, allergy, or diet is safe.
- 6
- catalogued products
- #21,757
- usage rank of 248,027
- 2
- named brands represented
- 13%
- 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.
3/5 from FDA SAFFA + CSPI Chemical Cuisine
Where Aluminum Stearate sits among catalogued ingredients
- Usage rank
- #21,757
- of 248,027 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 2,982 others that also appear in exactly 6 products.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 13%
- Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 6 products listing it (mean slot 5.0). Aluminum Stearate usually falls near the top of the captured 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. 248,027 ingredients have at least one appearance and are ranked here. Usage and list position describe prevalence, not safety.
How to use this page
A clean co-occurrence count is not a safety clearance
No linked product currently contains a separately flagged ingredient, but zero co-occurrence is an absence-of-evidence result, not regulatory approval. The practical reading is about use: Aluminum Stearate reaches 2 named brands, most often appears under Sunscreen, and typically sits near the top of the captured list. Product examples include 50 Baby Mineral Sunscreen; Kids 50; Kids Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50. Check the current label and authoritative source databases when the decision involves allergies, dosage, pregnancy, or a medical condition.
Most NOVA-tagged examples land in Group 4 (6 of 6), yet the products span unrelated categories. That contrast matters: processing class can describe how a food was made while saying nothing decisive about this ingredient's regulatory status. Use the linked examples to understand formulation context, and leave the unanswered toxicology or individual-sensitivity question unanswered.
Next check: verify the unresolved source rating directly instead of converting zero co-flags into reassurance.
Function
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Source | Classification | Year |
|---|---|---|
| FDA SAFFA | Prior Sanctioned | 2024 |
| CSPI Chemical Cuisine | Not rated | 2024 |
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 3/5 | 2026 |
| Product footprint | 6 products | OpenFoodFacts |
FDA SAFFA database, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings, OpenFoodFacts product index. See methodology.
Products Containing Aluminum Stearate
A sample of 6 of the 6 indexed products containing Aluminum Stearate, with each product's overall safety score.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Aluminum Stearate safe to eat? ▼
Aluminum Stearate has a PlainFoodSafe ingredient-screening score of 3/5. FDA SAFFA status: Prior Sanctioned. These labels are not a product-, dose-, allergy-, or person-specific safety determination.
What products contain Aluminum Stearate? ▼
Aluminum Stearate is found in 6 products in our database, spanning various food categories and brands.
What does Aluminum Stearate do in food? ▼
Aluminum Stearate is used as a anticaking agent or free-flow agent, emulsifier or emulsifier salt, formulation aid in food products.
Citation notes
Regulatory status from FDA SAFFA; safety ratings from CSPI Chemical Cuisine; product presence from Open Food Facts. See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe.Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Ingredient figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, and CSPI Chemical Cuisine data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
