Caramel Color Class Iii
Caramel Color Class Iii 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
Caramel Color Class Iii 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
- 81%
- 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.
Caramel Color Class Iii: above-median product count (beats 81.3% of ranked 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
- 81%
- Averaged label depth puts Caramel Color Class Iii near the end of the captured list (81% of list length, mean slot 9.5). Compound ingredients and OCR noise mean this cannot stand in for quantity.
Computed from parsed product ingredient lists (Open Food Facts). The ranking covers 247,206 ingredients that appear at least once. Neither usage rank nor label depth is a safety clearance.
What this page can and cannot answer
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: Caramel Color Class Iii reaches 1 named brands, most often appears under Plant-based foods and beverages, and typically sits near the end of the captured list. Product examples include VIETNAMESE COFFEE WITH MILK; Cookies. 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 (2 of 2), 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 Caramel Color Class Iii
All 2 indexed products that name Caramel Color Class Iii:
Count-or-score neighbours for Caramel Color Class Iii
Peer axes for Caramel Color Class Iii: 2 products · mean score 100/100.
Similar mean product score
Score-axis peers only, mean screening score among ingredients with ≥50 scored products, not a second count list.
Next steps from the Caramel Color Class Iii page
Use the 2-product footprint and source labels as a starting point, then inspect the records most relevant to your question.
- Open the product sample for Caramel Color Class Iii and read how the term sits on real packages. See listed products
- Browse another ingredient record and keep the same FDA/CSPI and prevalence fields in view. Open a peer record
- 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.
Caramel Color Class Iii — common follow-ups
Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on Caramel Color Class Iii? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Caramel Color Class Iii, 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 Caramel Color Class Iii show up across the catalog? ▼
Caramel Color Class Iii 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 Caramel Color Class Iii so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The current source record does not specify a technical effect for Caramel Color Class Iii. Its near the end of the captured list and product examples are shown without guessing why manufacturers include it.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Caramel Color Class Iii). 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.