Black Currants
Black Currants appears in 34 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
Black Currants appears in 34 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.
- 34
- catalogued products
- #6,452
- usage rank of 247,206
- 22
- named brands represented
- 33%
- 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.
Black Currants sits in the busiest tenth of the catalog (#6,452 / 247,206)
- Usage rank
- #6,452
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 125 others that also appear in exactly 34 products.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 33%
- Mean relative depth 33% across 34 parsed labels, slot 6.9 on average. Black Currants tends to sit in the upper half of the list. Depth is location on the label, not a measured dose.
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 to use this page
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: Black Currants reaches 22 named brands, most often appears under Plant-based foods and beverages, and typically sits in the upper half of the list. Product examples include Berry Medley Skyr; Black Currant; Black currant fruit spread. 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 (27 of 32), 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 Black Currants
Products Containing Black Currants
16 busy labels from the 34 indexed products that list Black Currants:
Peer ingredients with comparable catalog mass
Top-decile company for Black Currants: 34 listings averaging 100/100.
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 Black Currants record
34 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on Black Currants are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.
- Check the listed products containing Black Currants before treating the aggregate count as a personal conclusion. See listed products
- Browse another ingredient record and keep the same FDA/CSPI and prevalence fields in view. Open a peer record
- 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 Black Currants? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Black Currants, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#6,452 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Which product shelves show up most often with Black Currants? ▼
Black Currants ranks in the top decile by product count (#6,452 of 247,206), appearing in 34 indexed products led by Plant-based foods and beverages. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is Black Currants so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Black Currants appears in 34 products (#6,452 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Black Currants). 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.