Citric Acid Added As Preservative
Citric Acid Added As Preservative 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
Citric Acid Added As Preservative 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
- 57%
- 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.
Upper-half catalog placement for Citric Acid Added As Preservative (#46,185)
- 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
- 57%
- Mean relative depth 57% across 2 parsed labels, slot 30.0 on average. Citric Acid Added As Preservative tends to sit in the lower half of the 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: Citric Acid Added As Preservative reaches 1 named brands, most often appears under Frozen foods, and typically sits in the lower half of the list. Product examples include Lobster Quinoa Bites; Gnocchi (potato dumpling). 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 Citric Acid Added As Preservative
Full indexed set for Citric Acid Added As Preservative — 2 products:
Parallel catalog profiles to Citric Acid Added As Preservative
Citric Acid Added As Preservative comparison set — 2 products, mean 100/100.
Similar mean product score
Nearest other ingredients by mean product screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
Using the Citric Acid Added As Preservative evidence
2 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on Citric Acid Added As Preservative are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.
- Check the listed products containing Citric Acid Added As Preservative before treating the aggregate count as a personal conclusion. See listed products
- Browse another ingredient record and keep the same FDA/CSPI and prevalence fields in view. Open a peer record
- See the join rules behind screening scores before reading them as dietary advice. See source joins
This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.
Citric Acid Added As Preservative — common follow-ups
Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on Citric Acid Added As Preservative? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Citric Acid Added As Preservative, 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 Citric Acid Added As Preservative show up across the catalog? ▼
Citric Acid Added As Preservative 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 Citric Acid Added As Preservative so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The current source record does not specify a technical effect for Citric Acid Added As Preservative. Its in the lower half of the list and product examples are shown without guessing why manufacturers include it.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Citric Acid Added As Preservative). 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.