Breader
Breader appears in 126 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
Breader appears in 126 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.
- 126
- catalogued products
- #2,674
- usage rank of 247,206
- 18
- named brands represented
- 40%
- 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.
Reading this ingredient record
Audit the co-occurring flags first
59.5% of the linked products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient, making co-occurrence the dominant follow-up question. That figure does not identify Breader as the trigger. Open records such as BANQUET Basic Meatloaf Meal, 8 OZ; Banquet Popcorn Chicken, Chicken Patty Fritters; Banquet, Chicken & Buttermilk Biscuit Snack Size Sandwiches and inspect which ingredient row carries the caution marker. The 90.1/100 product average is therefore a triage signal for this surrounding formulation set, not an ingredient verdict. Its 40% average label depth helps locate the term when checking the package.
59.5% of linked products contain a separately flagged ingredient
Processing is unusually concentrated here: Group 4 accounts for 124 of 126 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.
High-volume listing for Breader - usage rank #2,674
- Usage rank
- #2,674
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 17 others that also appear in exactly 126 products, listed in more products than 98.9% of them.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 40%
- Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 126 products listing it (mean slot 22.4). Breader usually falls in the upper 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 else is usually in the same product as Breader
Across the 126 products on this site that list Breader, these flagged additives appear alongside it most often. The comparison column is how often each one appears across every product with a parsed ingredient list, so the two figures are measured over the same set. Caramel Coloring shows up about 7x more often with Breader than in the catalogue at large.
| Additive | Shared products | Share of Breader products | Share of all products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caramel Coloring | 50 | 39.7% | 5.7% |
| BHT | 27 | 21.4% | 1.1% |
| Carrageenan | 9 | 7.1% | 4.5% |
| Sodium Nitrite | 7 | 5.6% | 2.4% |
| Red 40 | 6 | 4.8% | 5.4% |
Co-occurrence describes what manufacturers formulate together. It is not a claim that these additives interact, and it carries no regulatory meaning. Counted over products with parsed ingredient lists; Open Food Facts, 2026-09-01.
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 Breader
Products Containing Breader
16 busy labels from the 126 indexed products that list Breader:
Breader vs other top-decile catalog footprints
Breader sits among other busy catalog rows (126 products, mean score 90.1/100). Nearest count peers include “Breading Set In Vegetable Oil”, “Chili Pepper Powder”, “From Corn And Barley”. 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
Mean product-score neighbours (≥50 scored products), kept separate from the product-count peers above.
Using the Breader evidence
Use the 126-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 Breader to see how the ingredient appears in actual labels. Browse linked labels
- Compare Breader with a peer such as “Breading Set In Vegetable Oil” on source-backed rating, FDA status, and product footprint. Open a peer record
- Check the methodology for how FDA SAFFA, CSPI, and Open Food Facts rows are joined on this site. See source joins
This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.
Questions readers ask about Breader
How should I read safety signals when Breader sits in heavily flagged products? ▼
59.5% of linked products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient, so the first task is locating which row carries the caution marker — not assuming Breader is the trigger. None of that replaces a product-, dose-, allergy-, or person-specific determination.
Which product shelves show up most often with Breader? ▼
Breader ranks in the top decile by product count (#2,674 of 247,206), appearing in 126 indexed products led by Frozen foods. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is Breader so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Breader appears in 126 products (#2,674 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Breader). 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.