Apples With Calcium Ascorbate To Promote Whiteness And Maintain Texture

Apples With Calcium Ascorbate To Promote Whiteness And Maintain Texture carries a safety score of 3/5 and appears in 56 indexed US food products.

Safety score 60.0%

3/5 from FDA SAFFA + CSPI Chemical Cuisine

How common is vs other flagged additives?

Number of indexed products containing each of the most common flagged additives — Apples With Calcium Ascorbate To Promote Whiteness And Maintain Texture highlighted.

Indexed products containing each flagged additive. Source: Open Food Facts ingredient lists × FDA SAFFA × CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Caramel Coloring22612Red 4021595Yellow 518987Carrageenan17853Blue 116643Yellow 613560Sucralose10490Apples With Calcium Ascorbate To Promote Whiteness And Maintain Texture56
Indexed products containing each flagged additive. Source: Open Food Facts ingredient lists × FDA SAFFA × CSPI Chemical Cuisine.
Safety Score
3/5

Safety Assessment

Apples With Calcium Ascorbate To Promote Whiteness And Maintain Texture has a moderate safety profile (3/5). While approved for use, some studies or consumer advocacy groups have raised questions about certain aspects of this ingredient. Consumers who prefer caution may wish to limit intake.

What the Data Says About

Apples With Calcium Ascorbate To Promote Whiteness And Maintain Texture currently appears in 56 products across the OpenFoodFacts catalog we index, which gives a concrete measure of its footprint on US grocery shelves. Our internal safety score of 3/5 synthesizes FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status with the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) Chemical Cuisine classification. These two frameworks capture different questions: regulators ask whether exposure at typical intake is acceptable, while consumer-advocacy groups examine cumulative dietary load and vulnerable-population risk.

Apples With Calcium Ascorbate To Promote Whiteness And Maintain Texture serves one or more technical functions in food manufacturing — stabilization, flavor, preservation, or structural role — which explains its presence across multiple product categories in our database. Inspection and outbreak records frequently trace back to control failures around functional additives, whether through batch contamination, undisclosed substitutions, or labeling mismatches that trigger recall classifications by the FDA.

No specific concern flags are attached to Apples With Calcium Ascorbate To Promote Whiteness And Maintain Texture in our current data snapshot beyond the regulatory and CSPI classifications above. That does not rule out individual sensitivity reactions, and anyone managing allergies, elimination diets, or chronic conditions should verify with a qualified healthcare professional before relying on population-level ratings.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Regulatory and safety classifications for Apples With Calcium Ascorbate To Promote Whiteness And Maintain Texture
Source Classification Year
FDA SAFFA Not listed 2024
CSPI Chemical Cuisine Not rated 2024
PlainFoodSafe Score 3/5 2026
Product footprint 56 products OpenFoodFacts

FDA SAFFA database, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings, OpenFoodFacts product index. See methodology.

Products Containing

Showing 50 of 56 products

Ambrosia Apple Slices
Country Fresh
100/100
Ambrosia apple slices
Unknown
100/100
Apple & Cheese Bites With Caramel
Snack Fresh
100/100
Apple & Cheese Bites With Crackers
Snack Fresh
100/100
Apple cheese caramel tray
Unknown
100/100
Apple grape cheese tray
Unknown
100/100
Apple Slices
Pink Lady
100/100
Apple Slices
Country Fresh
100/100
Apple tray with caramel dip
Unknown
100/100
Apple, cheese & pretzel tray with caramel dip
Unknown
100/100
Beef Bite Combo With Cheddar
Snack Sensations
85/100
Beef Bites Combo With Cheese
Country Fresh Inc.
85/100
Cameo Apple Slices
Country Fresh
100/100
Country Fresh, Savory Fruit & Cheese Bites
Country Fresh Inc.
100/100
Fruit & cheddar cheese flavored crackers
Unknown
100/100
Fruit & cheese with cashew mix
Unknown
100/100
Fruit with hatch pepper cheese bites
Unknown
100/100
Fruit with string cheese
Unknown
100/100
Gala Apple Slices
Snack Fresh
100/100
Green Apple Slices
Snack Fresh
100/100
Green Apple Slices
Snack Fresh
100/100
Green Apple Slices
Snack Fresh
100/100
Honeycrisp apple slices
Unknown
100/100
Mixed Apple Slices
Country Fresh
100/100
Mixed Apple Slices
Snack Fresh
100/100
Organic Gala Apple Slices
Country Fresh
100/100
Organic Red Apple Slices
Country Fresh Inc.
100/100
Peeled Red Apple Slices
Snack Fresh
100/100
Peeled red apple slices
Unknown
100/100
Peeled sliced apples
Unknown
100/100
Pink Lady Apple Apple Slices
Country Fresh
100/100
Red Apple Slices
Snack Fresh
100/100
Red Apple Slices
Snack Fresh
100/100
Red Apple Slices
Snack Fresh
100/100
Red apple slices
Unknown
100/100
Red Apple Slices
Country Fresh
100/100
Red Apple Slices
Country Fresh
100/100
Red Apple Slices
Snack Fresh
100/100
Red Apple Slices
Snack Fresh
100/100
Red apple slices
Unknown
100/100
Red Apples
Country Fresh
100/100
Salad Toppers
Country Fresh Inc.
100/100
Sliced Apples
Country Fresh Inc.
100/100
Sliced red apples
Unknown
100/100
Smucker's, snack fresh, apple & cheese bites with cheddar
Unknown
100/100
Snack Fresh Protein Snacker
Country Fresh Llc
70/100
Snack Fresh, Apple & Cheese Bites With Caramel Dip
Country Fresh Inc.
100/100
Snack Fresh, Apple Tray With Caramel Dip
Country Fresh Inc.
100/100
Snack Fresh, Fruit Snacks, Red Apples & Caramel
Country Fresh Inc.
100/100
Snack Sensations, Fruit & Swiss Bites, Peanut Butter
Country Fresh Inc.
100/100

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Apples With Calcium Ascorbate To Promote Whiteness And Maintain Texture safe to eat?

Apples With Calcium Ascorbate To Promote Whiteness And Maintain Texture has a safety score of 3/5. Always check with a healthcare provider if you have specific dietary concerns.

What products contain Apples With Calcium Ascorbate To Promote Whiteness And Maintain Texture?

Apples With Calcium Ascorbate To Promote Whiteness And Maintain Texture is found in 56 products in our database, spanning various food categories and brands.

What does Apples With Calcium Ascorbate To Promote Whiteness And Maintain Texture do in food?

Apples With Calcium Ascorbate To Promote Whiteness And Maintain Texture serves various technical functions in food manufacturing and processing.

Where does this ingredient safety data come from?

Safety data comes from the FDA's SAFFA (Substances Added to Food) database, CSPI (Center for Science in the Public Interest) ratings, and the OpenFoodFacts product database. Product counts reflect items cataloged in OpenFoodFacts.