Carnauba Wax
Carnauba Wax appears in 8,801 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
Carnauba Wax appears in 8,801 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.
- 8,801
- catalogued products
- #137
- usage rank of 247,206
- 1,236
- named brands represented
- 78%
- 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.
How to use this page
Audit the co-occurring flags first
73.1% of the linked products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient, making co-occurrence the dominant follow-up question. That figure does not identify Carnauba Wax as the trigger. Open records such as 2 Peeps Marshmallow Bunnies; 365 everyday value, summit seeker trail mix; 365 everyday value, treasure hunt trail mix and inspect which ingredient row carries the caution marker. The 47.5/100 product average is therefore a triage signal for this surrounding formulation set, not an ingredient verdict. Its 78% average label depth helps locate the term when checking the package.
73.1% of linked products contain a separately flagged ingredient
Processing is unusually concentrated here: Group 4 accounts for 8801 of 8801 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 Carnauba Wax - usage rank #137
- Usage rank
- #137
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, listed in more products than 99.9% of them.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 78%
- Mean relative depth 78% across 8,801 parsed labels, slot 17.6 on average. Carnauba Wax tends to sit near the end 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.
What else is usually in the same product as Carnauba Wax
Across the 8,801 products on this site that list Carnauba Wax, 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. Red 40 shows up about 9.6x more often with Carnauba Wax than in the catalogue at large.
| Additive | Shared products | Share of Carnauba Wax products | Share of all products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red 40 | 4,540 | 51.6% | 5.4% |
| Yellow 5 | 4,241 | 48.2% | 4.8% |
| Blue 1 | 4,212 | 47.9% | 4.2% |
| Yellow 6 | 3,050 | 34.7% | 3.4% |
| Titanium Dioxide | 2,000 | 22.7% | 2.1% |
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 Carnauba Wax
Products Containing Carnauba Wax
16 busy labels from the 8,801 indexed products that list Carnauba Wax:
Peer ingredients with comparable catalog mass (near “Beef”)
Top-decile company for Carnauba Wax: 8,801 listings averaging 47.5/100. Nearest count peers include “Beef”, “Tomatoes”, “Carbonated Water”.
Similar product count
Nearest other ingredients by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
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 Carnauba Wax record
8,801 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on Carnauba Wax are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.
- Check the listed products containing Carnauba Wax before treating the aggregate count as a personal conclusion. Open product sample
- Compare Carnauba Wax with a peer such as “Beef” on 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.
Questions readers ask about Carnauba Wax
How should I read safety signals when Carnauba Wax sits in heavily flagged products? ▼
73.1% of linked products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient, so the first task is locating which row carries the caution marker — not assuming Carnauba Wax is the trigger. None of that replaces a product-, dose-, allergy-, or person-specific determination.
Which product shelves show up most often with Carnauba Wax? ▼
Carnauba Wax ranks in the top decile by product count (#137 of 247,206), appearing in 8,801 indexed products led by Snacks. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is Carnauba Wax so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Carnauba Wax appears in 8,801 products (#137 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Carnauba Wax). 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.