Buffered
Buffered appears in 2 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
Buffered appears in 2 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.
- 2
- catalogued products
- #46,185
- usage rank of 247,206
- 1
- named brands represented
- 19%
- 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.
Buffered ranks above 81.3% of catalogued ingredients
- Usage rank
- #46,185
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 25,114 others that also appear in exactly 2 products.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 19%
- Mean relative depth 19% across 2 parsed labels, slot 2.5 on average. Buffered tends to sit near the top of the captured 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.
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: Buffered reaches 1 named brands, most often appears under uncategorized products, and typically sits near the top of the captured list. Product examples include Magnesium Glycinate 350 Mg; opti-free replenish. 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 (1 of 1), 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.
Products Containing Buffered
Every indexed product currently listing Buffered (2 total):
Parallel catalog profiles to Buffered
Buffered comparison set — 2 products, mean 100/100.
Similar mean product score
Score-axis peers only, mean screening score among ingredients with ≥50 scored products, not a second count list.
Using the Buffered evidence
2 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on Buffered are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.
- Open the product sample for Buffered and read how the term sits on real packages. Open product sample
- Compare another ingredient’s source-backed rating, FDA status, and product footprint. Compare a peer
- 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.
Buffered — common follow-ups
Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on Buffered? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Buffered, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#46,185 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Where does Buffered show up across the catalog? ▼
Buffered sits above the median for catalog prevalence (2 products, #46,185 of 247,206) across 1 named brands. Category mix varies — use the linked records rather than treating any single shelf as representative.
Why is Buffered so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The current source record does not specify a technical effect for Buffered. Its near the top of the captured list and product examples are shown without guessing why manufacturers include it.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Buffered). 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.