Corn Silk
Corn Silk carries a source-backed screening score of 3/5 and appears in 5 indexed US food products.
Source-backed answer
Corn Silk appears in 5 catalogued products. CSPI has no rating attached in this snapshot. Its FDA SAFFA status is “GRAS.” Those source labels describe the ingredient; they do not establish whether a particular product, dose, allergy, or diet is safe.
- 5
- catalogued products
- #24,708
- usage rank of 247,206
- 4
- named brands represented
- 32%
- 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.
High-volume listing for Corn Silk - usage rank #24,708
- Usage rank
- #24,708
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 4,103 others that also appear in exactly 5 products.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 32%
- Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 5 products listing it (mean slot 3.0). Corn Silk usually falls in the upper half of the list; this position does not measure its amount because source formatting, compound ingredients and labeling exceptions vary.
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 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: Corn Silk reaches 4 named brands, most often appears under Plant-based foods and beverages, and typically sits in the upper half of the list. Product examples include Barba De Elote Corn Silk; Corn Silk Tea; Lagg's, kidneytea, herbal tea. 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 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.
Function
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
How do the sampled products compare?
Each point is one of the 5 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 Corn Silk
Products Containing Corn Silk
High-volume slice (5 of 5) for products naming Corn Silk:
High-volume peers for Corn Silk
Top-decile company for Corn Silk: 5 listings averaging 100/100.
Similar mean product score
Mean product-score neighbours (≥50 scored products), kept separate from the product-count peers above.
Using the Corn Silk evidence
Use the 5-product footprint and source labels as a starting point, then inspect the records most relevant to your question.
- Open the product sample for Corn Silk 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. Compare a peer
- Check the methodology for how FDA SAFFA, CSPI, and Open Food Facts rows are joined on this site. See source joins
This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.
Corn Silk — common follow-ups
What do the source ratings say about Corn Silk? ▼
Corn Silk has a PlainFoodSafe ingredient-screening score of 3/5. FDA SAFFA status: GRAS. With only 0% co-flag overlap in linked products, prevalence and label position often matter as much as the registry labels — and none of them establish product-level safety.
Which product shelves show up most often with Corn Silk? ▼
Corn Silk ranks in the top decile by product count (#24,708 of 247,206), appearing in 5 indexed products led by Plant-based foods and beverages. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
What does Corn Silk do in food? ▼
Corn Silk is recorded as a flavoring agent or adjuvant in source technical-effect fields.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Corn Silk). 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.