Annatto Extract Added For Color

Annatto Extract Added For Color appears in 12 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

Annatto Extract Added For Color appears in 12 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.

12
catalogued products
#13,357
usage rank of 247,206
6
named brands represented
84%
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.

High-volume listing for Annatto Extract Added For Color - usage rank #13,357

Usage rank
#13,357
of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 832 others that also appear in exactly 12 products.
Typical depth in an ingredient list
84%
Averaged label depth puts Annatto Extract Added For Color near the end of the captured list (84% of list length, mean slot 19.0). Compound ingredients and OCR noise mean this cannot stand in for quantity.

Computed from parsed product ingredient lists (Open Food Facts). The ranking covers 247,206 ingredients that appear at least once. Neither usage rank nor label depth is a safety clearance.

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: Annatto Extract Added For Color reaches 6 named brands, most often appears under Meals, and typically sits near the end of the captured list. Product examples include Belfine, decorated belgian chocolate; Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bar; No Bake Mini Peanut Butter Fudge Cookies. Check the current label and authoritative source databases when the decision involves allergies, dosage, pregnancy, or a medical condition.

0% of linked products currently carry a separately flagged ingredient

Most NOVA-tagged examples land in Group 4 (12 of 12), 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.

How do the sampled products compare?

Each point is one of the 12 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 Annatto Extract Added For Color

Per-product safety score and flagged-ingredient count from the same sampled listings shown below. Bubble size = linked ingredient rows. Source: Open Food Facts labels x FDA SAFFA x CSPI Chemical Cuisine. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 12 entities by Safety score (X) and Flagged ingredients on label (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. High score, still flaggedLow score, more flaggedHigh score, fewer flaggedLow score, fewer flagged 99.9100.0100.0100100.0100.0100.1 00.00.00.1 Safety score Flagged ingredients on label Safety score vs. flagged-ingredient count for products containing Annatto Extract Added For Color Belfine, decorated belgian chocolateChocolate Chip Oatmeal BarNo Bake Mini Peanut Butter Fudge CookiesOriginal macaroni & cheese dinner, original macaroni & cheeseTexas Toast Cheese & Garlic CroutonsVegan Pasta 'n Cheese Under the SeaCharlotte's, cookies, peanut butter fudgeMacaroni & cheese dinnerMini Peanut Butter No Bake CookiesOriginal macaroni & cheese dinner, original macaroni & cheesePeanut butter cookiesSpirals macaroni & cheese dinner, spirals macaroni & cheese
Per-product safety score and flagged-ingredient count from the same sampled listings shown below. Bubble size = linked ingredient rows. Source: Open Food Facts labels x FDA SAFFA x CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Annatto Extract Added For Color vs other top-decile catalog footprints

High-volume peers for Annatto Extract Added For Color: 12 products, mean screening score 100/100. Axes below stay distinct so count-neighbors do not duplicate score-neighbors.

Similar mean product score

Score-axis peers only, mean screening score among ingredients with ≥50 scored products, not a second count list.

Using the Annatto Extract Added For Color evidence

12 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on Annatto Extract Added For Color are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.

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This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on Annatto Extract Added For Color?

This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Annatto Extract Added For Color, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#13,357 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.

Which product shelves show up most often with Annatto Extract Added For Color?

Annatto Extract Added For Color ranks in the top decile by product count (#13,357 of 247,206), appearing in 12 indexed products led by Meals. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.

Why is Annatto Extract Added For Color so common on ingredient lists?

The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Annatto Extract Added For Color appears in 12 products (#13,357 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.

Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Annatto Extract Added For Color). 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.