Aspartameâ€
Aspartame†appears in 22 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
Aspartame†appears in 22 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.
- 22
- catalogued products
- #8,787
- usage rank of 247,206
- 5
- named brands represented
- 31%
- 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.
What this page can and cannot answer
Audit the co-occurring flags first
100% of the linked products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient, making co-occurrence the dominant follow-up question. That figure does not identify Aspartame†as the trigger. Open records such as Drink Mix; Drink Mix; Fruit punch low calorie drink mix, fruit punch and inspect which ingredient row carries the caution marker. The 37.7/100 product average is therefore a triage signal for this surrounding formulation set, not an ingredient verdict. Its 31% average label depth helps locate the term when checking the package.
100% of linked products contain a separately flagged ingredient
Processing is unusually concentrated here: Group 4 accounts for 22 of 22 NOVA-tagged records. That describes the surrounding products, not the substance. For a useful comparison, hold category and processing level constant, then inspect which named component changes alongside the caution flag; otherwise the product mix will confound the ingredient question.
Next check: open the lowest-scoring linked formulation and locate the exact caution-marked component.
Aspartame†sits in the busiest tenth of the catalog (#8,787 / 247,206)
- Usage rank
- #8,787
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 249 others that also appear in exactly 22 products.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 31%
- Averaged label depth puts Aspartame†in the upper half of the list (31% of list length, mean slot 4.4). Compound ingredients and OCR noise mean this cannot stand in for quantity.
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.
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 Aspartameâ€
Products Containing Aspartameâ€
16 busy labels from the 22 indexed products that list Aspartameâ€:
Peer ingredients with comparable catalog mass
High-volume peers for Aspartameâ€: 22 products, mean screening score 37.7/100. Axes below stay distinct so count-neighbors do not duplicate score-neighbors.
Similar mean product score
Nearest other ingredients by mean product screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
Next steps from the Aspartame†page
Use the 22-product footprint and source labels as a starting point, then inspect the records most relevant to your question.
- Review the sampled product records that list Aspartame†to see how the ingredient appears in actual labels. See listed products
- Move to a second ingredient page and compare registry fields plus catalog mass side by side. Browse ingredient records
- Check the methodology for how FDA SAFFA, CSPI, and Open Food Facts rows are joined on this site. Open methodology
This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.
Aspartame†— common follow-ups
How should I read safety signals when Aspartame†sits in heavily flagged products? ▼
100% of linked products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient, so the first task is locating which row carries the caution marker — not assuming Aspartame†is the trigger. None of that replaces a product-, dose-, allergy-, or person-specific determination.
Which product shelves show up most often with Aspartameâ€? ▼
Aspartame†ranks in the top decile by product count (#8,787 of 247,206), appearing in 22 indexed products led by Beverages. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is Aspartame†so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Aspartame†appears in 22 products (#8,787 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Aspartameâ€). 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.