Ashwaghanda Root Extract

Ashwaghanda Root Extract appears in 4 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

Ashwaghanda Root Extract appears in 4 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.

4
catalogued products
#28,812
usage rank of 247,206
0
named brands represented
78%
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.

Upper-half catalog placement for Ashwaghanda Root Extract (#28,812)

Usage rank
#28,812
of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 6,278 others that also appear in exactly 4 products.
Typical depth in an ingredient list
78%
Mean relative depth 78% across 4 parsed labels, slot 8.0 on average. Ashwaghanda Root Extract tends to sit near the end of the captured list. Depth is location on the label, not a measured dose.

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 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: Ashwaghanda Root Extract reaches 0 named brands, most often appears under Plant-based foods and beverages, and typically sits near the end of the captured list. Product examples include Apple ginger with watermelon seedbutter manuka honey plus, apple ginger with watermelon seedbutter; Apple ginger with watermelon seedbutter vitality manuka honey plus, apple ginger with watermelon seedbutter; Vanilla almond with sunflower seedbutter manuka honey plus vitality, vanilla almond with sunflower seedbutter. 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 (4 of 4), 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 4 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 Ashwaghanda Root Extract

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 4 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 Ashwaghanda Root Extract Apple ginger with watermelon seedbutter manuka honey plus, apple ginger with watermelon seedbutterApple ginger with watermelon seedbutter vitality manuka honey plus, apple ginger with watermelon seedbutterVanilla almond with sunflower seedbutter manuka honey plus vitality, vanilla almond with sunflower seedbutterVanilla almond with sunflower seedbutter manuka honey plus vitality, vanilla almond with sunflower seedbutter
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.

Ingredients with similar product-count or score profiles

Peer axes for Ashwaghanda Root Extract: 4 products · mean score 100/100.

Similar mean product score

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

Next steps from the Ashwaghanda Root Extract page

4 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on Ashwaghanda Root Extract are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.

  • Review the sampled product records that list Ashwaghanda Root Extract to see how the ingredient appears in actual labels. Browse linked labels
  • Move to a second ingredient page and compare registry fields plus catalog mass side by side. Browse ingredient records
  • See the join rules behind screening scores before reading them as dietary advice. See source joins

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 Ashwaghanda Root Extract?

This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Ashwaghanda Root Extract, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#28,812 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.

Where does Ashwaghanda Root Extract show up across the catalog?

Ashwaghanda Root Extract sits above the median for catalog prevalence (4 products, #28,812 of 247,206). Category mix varies — use the linked records rather than treating any single shelf as representative.

Why is Ashwaghanda Root Extract so common on ingredient lists?

The current source record does not specify a technical effect for Ashwaghanda Root Extract. Its near the end of the captured list and product examples are shown without guessing why manufacturers include it.

Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Ashwaghanda Root Extract). 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.