Asafoetida
Asafoetida appears in 55 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
Asafoetida appears in 55 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.
- 55
- catalogued products
- #4,670
- usage rank of 247,206
- 27
- 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.
Asafoetida: top-decile catalog footprint (#4,670 of 247,206)
- Usage rank
- #4,670
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 61 others that also appear in exactly 55 products.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 72%
- Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 55 products listing it (mean slot 11.9). Asafoetida 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.
Ranks use Open Food Facts ingredient rows on this site’s refresh cycle. 247,206 ingredients with ≥1 product appearance enter the ranking. Prevalence and list depth are catalog facts, not toxicology.
What this page can and cannot answer
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: Asafoetida reaches 27 named brands, most often appears under Condiments, and typically sits in the lower half of the list. Product examples include 90 g e x 2; Achaar Pickel Mango Cut; Amma's Kitchen, Pakkavada. 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 3 (35 of 49), 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 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 Asafoetida
Products Containing Asafoetida
16 busy labels from the 55 indexed products that list Asafoetida:
Peer ingredients with comparable catalog mass (near “100% Organic Grass Fed Beef”)
Asafoetida sits among other busy catalog rows (55 products, mean score 100/100). Catalog-mass neighbours in view: 100% Organic Grass Fed Beef; Acai Juice; Added As Preservatives. 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
Nearest other ingredients by mean product screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
What to do with this Asafoetida record
55 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on Asafoetida are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.
- Review the sampled product records that list Asafoetida to see how the ingredient appears in actual labels. See listed products
- Compare Asafoetida with a peer such as “100% Organic Grass Fed Beef” on source-backed rating, FDA status, and product footprint. Open a peer record
- See the join rules behind screening scores before reading them as dietary advice. Read the methodology
This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.
Questions readers ask about Asafoetida
Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on Asafoetida? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Asafoetida, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#4,670 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Which product shelves show up most often with Asafoetida? ▼
Asafoetida ranks in the top decile by product count (#4,670 of 247,206), appearing in 55 indexed products led by Condiments. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is Asafoetida so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Asafoetida appears in 55 products (#4,670 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Asafoetida). 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.