Corn Starch Microcrystalline Cellulose

Corn Starch Microcrystalline Cellulose appears in 8 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

Corn Starch Microcrystalline Cellulose appears in 8 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
catalogued products
#17,814
usage rank of 247,206
2
named brands represented
91%
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.

Corn Starch Microcrystalline Cellulose sits in the busiest tenth of the catalog (#17,814 / 247,206)

Usage rank
#17,814
of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 1,731 others that also appear in exactly 8 products.
Typical depth in an ingredient list
91%
Averaged label depth puts Corn Starch Microcrystalline Cellulose near the end of the captured list (91% of list length, mean slot 22.9). Compound ingredients and OCR noise mean this cannot stand in for quantity.

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.

How to use this page

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 Starch Microcrystalline Cellulose reaches 2 named brands, most often appears under Mexican-dinner-mixes, and typically sits near the end of the captured list. Product examples include Bean & Cheese Burritos; Fiesta Tortillas; Tortilla. 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 (8 of 8), 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.

How do the sampled products compare?

Each point is one of the 8 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 Starch Microcrystalline Cellulose

Per-product safety score and flagged-ingredient count from the same sampled listings shown below. Bubble size = linked ingredient rows. Source: Open Food Facts labels x FDA SAFFA x CSPI Chemical Cuisine. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 8 entities by Safety score (X) and Flagged ingredients on label (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. High score, still flaggedLow score, more flaggedHigh score, fewer flaggedLow score, fewer flagged 99.9100.0100.0100100.0100.0100.1 00.00.00.1 Safety score Flagged ingredients on label Safety score vs. flagged-ingredient count for products containing Corn Starch Microcrystalline Cellulose Bean & Cheese BurritosFiesta TortillasTortillaFlour tortillasFlour tortillasFlour tortillasFlour tortillasFlour tortillas
Per-product safety score and flagged-ingredient count from the same sampled listings shown below. Bubble size = linked ingredient rows. Source: Open Food Facts labels x FDA SAFFA x CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Products Containing Corn Starch Microcrystalline Cellulose

High-volume slice (8 of 8) for products naming Corn Starch Microcrystalline Cellulose:

Download these 8 product rows (CSV) 8 rows PlainFoodSafe selection: CC BY 4.0. Underlying Open Food Facts data: ODbL 1.0.

Corn Starch Microcrystalline Cellulose vs other top-decile catalog footprints

Top-decile company for Corn Starch Microcrystalline Cellulose: 8 listings averaging 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 Corn Starch Microcrystalline Cellulose evidence

Start from Corn Starch Microcrystalline Cellulose's 8 catalogued appearances and the attached source fields, then open the product rows that match your use case.

  • Review the sampled product records that list Corn Starch Microcrystalline Cellulose to see how the ingredient appears in actual labels. 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. Read the methodology

This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.

Corn Starch Microcrystalline Cellulose — common follow-ups

Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on Corn Starch Microcrystalline Cellulose?

This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Corn Starch Microcrystalline Cellulose, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#17,814 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.

Which product shelves show up most often with Corn Starch Microcrystalline Cellulose?

Corn Starch Microcrystalline Cellulose ranks in the top decile by product count (#17,814 of 247,206), appearing in 8 indexed products led by Mexican-dinner-mixes. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.

Why is Corn Starch Microcrystalline Cellulose so common on ingredient lists?

The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Corn Starch Microcrystalline Cellulose appears in 8 products (#17,814 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.

Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Corn Starch Microcrystalline Cellulose). 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.