Broccoli Rabe

Broccoli Rabe appears in 10 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

Broccoli Rabe appears in 10 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.

10
catalogued products
#15,180
usage rank of 247,206
5
named brands represented
16%
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.

Broccoli Rabe: top-decile catalog footprint (#15,180 of 247,206)

Usage rank
#15,180
of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 1,209 others that also appear in exactly 10 products.
Typical depth in an ingredient list
16%
Mean relative depth 16% across 10 parsed labels, slot 2.9 on average. Broccoli Rabe tends to sit near the top 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.

Reading this ingredient record

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: Broccoli Rabe reaches 5 named brands, most often appears under Plant-based foods and beverages, and typically sits near the top of the captured list. Product examples include Broccoli Rabe; Broccoli rabe & smoked provolone; Caramelized onion risotto. 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 (5 of 10), 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 10 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 Broccoli Rabe

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 10 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 Broccoli Rabe Broccoli RabeBroccoli rabe & smoked provoloneCaramelized onion risottoFarm Fresh Broccoli RabeGiant, world menu, broccoli rabe risottoGourmet Large Round RavioliPremio, Sweet Italian Sausage With Broccoli Rabe & Romano CheeseBroccoli rabeSpicy rapini ravioliSweet italian sausage with broccoli rabe & romano cheese
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.

Broccoli Rabe vs other top-decile catalog footprints

Top-decile company for Broccoli Rabe: 10 listings averaging 100/100.

Similar mean product score

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

What to do with this Broccoli Rabe record

Start from Broccoli Rabe's 10 catalogued appearances and the attached source fields, then open the product rows that match your use case.

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This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.

Questions readers ask about Broccoli Rabe

Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on Broccoli Rabe?

This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Broccoli Rabe, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#15,180 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.

Which product shelves show up most often with Broccoli Rabe?

Broccoli Rabe ranks in the top decile by product count (#15,180 of 247,206), appearing in 10 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 Broccoli Rabe so common on ingredient lists?

The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Broccoli Rabe appears in 10 products (#15,180 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.

Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Broccoli Rabe). 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.