Cranberry Essence
Cranberry Essence appears in 12 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
Cranberry Essence appears in 12 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.
- 12
- catalogued products
- #13,357
- usage rank of 247,206
- 7
- 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.
Cranberry Essence: top-decile catalog footprint (#13,357 of 247,206)
- Usage rank
- #13,357
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 832 others that also appear in exactly 12 products.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 81%
- Averaged label depth puts Cranberry Essence near the end of the captured list (81% of list length, mean slot 7.6). Compound ingredients and OCR noise mean this cannot stand in for quantity.
Derived by this site from the ingredient lists of every catalogued product (Open Food Facts), recomputed on each data refresh. 247,206 ingredients have at least one appearance and are ranked here. Usage and list position describe prevalence, not safety.
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: Cranberry Essence reaches 7 named brands, most often appears under Plant-based foods and beverages, and typically sits near the end of the captured list. Product examples include 100% cranberry Juice; Abound, Organic Cranberry Juice; Cranberry Flavored 100% Juice Blend. 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 (11 of 12), 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 12 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 Cranberry Essence
Products Containing Cranberry Essence
12 busy labels from the 12 indexed products that list Cranberry Essence:
Cranberry Essence vs other top-decile catalog footprints
Top-decile company for Cranberry Essence: 12 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 Cranberry Essence evidence
12 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on Cranberry Essence are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.
- Check the listed products containing Cranberry Essence before treating the aggregate count as a personal conclusion. Browse linked labels
- Move to a second ingredient page and compare registry fields plus catalog mass side by side. 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 Cranberry Essence
Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on Cranberry Essence? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Cranberry Essence, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#13,357 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Which product shelves show up most often with Cranberry Essence? ▼
Cranberry Essence ranks in the top decile by product count (#13,357 of 247,206), appearing in 12 indexed products led by Plant-based foods and beverages. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is Cranberry Essence so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Cranberry Essence appears in 12 products (#13,357 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Cranberry Essence). 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.