Beta-apo-8'-carotenal
Beta-apo-8'-carotenal carries a source-backed screening score of 3/5 and appears in 29 indexed US food products.
Source-backed answer
Beta-apo-8'-carotenal appears in 29 catalogued products. CSPI has no rating attached in this snapshot. Its FDA SAFFA status is “Color Additive.” Those source labels describe the ingredient; they do not establish whether a particular product, dose, allergy, or diet is safe.
- 29
- catalogued products
- #7,231
- usage rank of 248,027
- 15
- named brands represented
- 76%
- 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.
3/5 from FDA SAFFA + CSPI Chemical Cuisine
Where Beta-apo-8'-carotenal sits among catalogued ingredients
- Usage rank
- #7,231
- of 248,027 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 200 others that also appear in exactly 29 products.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 76%
- Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 29 products listing it (mean slot 36.3). Beta-apo-8'-carotenal usually falls near the end of the captured list; this position does not measure its amount because source formatting, compound ingredients and labeling exceptions vary.
Derived by this site from the ingredient lists of every catalogued product (Open Food Facts), recomputed on each data refresh. 248,027 ingredients have at least one appearance and are ranked here. Usage and list position describe prevalence, not safety.
How to use this page
Separate this ingredient from its product neighborhood
This is a mixed product neighborhood: 7 of 29 records have some flagged component, while the rest do not. Compare Chill Frozen Orange; Cinnamon Rolls; Creamed Spinach Snacks to see how surrounding formulations change; do not assign their 30–100 score range to Beta-apo-8'-carotenal itself. The ingredient most often sits near the end of the captured list, and Snacks supplies the most useful like-for-like starting point for a label review.
All 29 NOVA-classified records cluster most heavily in Group 4, while the first-category labels split across several shelves. That makes the 30–100 score spread more informative than the average alone: investigate the low end, identify the actual flagged row, and compare it with a similar unflagged formulation before drawing a conclusion.
Next check: pair one flagged product with a similar unflagged product from the same shelf category.
Function
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Source | Classification | Year |
|---|---|---|
| FDA SAFFA | Color Additive | 2024 |
| CSPI Chemical Cuisine | Not rated | 2024 |
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 3/5 | 2026 |
| Product footprint | 29 products | OpenFoodFacts |
FDA SAFFA database, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings, OpenFoodFacts product index. See methodology.
Products Containing Beta-apo-8'-carotenal
A sample of 16 of the 29 indexed products containing Beta-apo-8'-carotenal, with each product's overall safety score.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Beta-apo-8'-carotenal safe to eat? ▼
Beta-apo-8'-carotenal has a PlainFoodSafe ingredient-screening score of 3/5. FDA SAFFA status: Color Additive. These labels are not a product-, dose-, allergy-, or person-specific safety determination.
What products contain Beta-apo-8'-carotenal? ▼
Beta-apo-8'-carotenal is found in 29 products in our database, spanning various food categories and brands.
What does Beta-apo-8'-carotenal do in food? ▼
Beta-apo-8'-carotenal is used as a color or coloring adjunct in food products.
Citation notes
Regulatory status from FDA SAFFA; safety ratings from CSPI Chemical Cuisine; product presence from Open Food Facts. See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe.Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Ingredient figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, and CSPI Chemical Cuisine data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
