Csl
Csl appears in 54 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
Csl appears in 54 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.
- 54
- catalogued products
- #4,732
- usage rank of 247,206
- 24
- named brands represented
- 56%
- 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
57.4% of the linked products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient, making co-occurrence the dominant follow-up question. That figure does not identify Csl as the trigger. Open records such as 6 Submarine Rolls; 9 Mini Bagel Dogs; Amoroso's bread&rolls and inspect which ingredient row carries the caution marker. The 86.9/100 product average is therefore a triage signal for this surrounding formulation set, not an ingredient verdict. Its 56% average label depth helps locate the term when checking the package.
57.4% of linked products contain a separately flagged ingredient
Processing is unusually concentrated here: Group 4 accounts for 53 of 54 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.
Csl: top-decile catalog footprint (#4,732 of 247,206)
- Usage rank
- #4,732
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 46 others that also appear in exactly 54 products, listed in more products than 98.1% of them.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 56%
- Mean relative depth 56% across 54 parsed labels, slot 24.6 on average. Csl tends to sit in the lower half of the list. Depth is location on the label, not a measured dose.
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.
What else is usually in the same product as Csl
Across the 54 products on this site that list Csl, 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. Potassium Iodate shows up about 176x more often with Csl than in the catalogue at large.
| Additive | Shared products | Share of Csl products | Share of all products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potassium Iodate | 19 | 35.2% | 0.2% |
| Azodicarbonamide | 13 | 24.1% | 0.2% |
| Potassium Bromate | 8 | 14.8% | 0.1% |
| Caramel Coloring | 6 | 11.1% | 5.7% |
| Sodium Nitrite | 5 | 9.3% | 2.4% |
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 Csl
Products Containing Csl
16 busy labels from the 54 indexed products that list Csl:
High-volume peers for Csl beside “1/10 Of 1% Sodium Benzoate”
High-volume peers for Csl: 54 products, mean screening score 86.9/100. Nearest count peers include “1/10 Of 1% Sodium Benzoate”, “Annatto And Paprika Extract”, “Blueberry Bits”. Axes below stay distinct so count-neighbors do not duplicate score-neighbors.
Similar product count
Nearest other ingredients by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
Similar mean product score
Mean product-score neighbours (≥50 scored products), kept separate from the product-count peers above.
Using the Csl evidence
54 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on Csl are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.
- Check the listed products containing Csl before treating the aggregate count as a personal conclusion. Browse linked labels
- Place Csl next to “Annatto And Paprika Extract” (or another peer) using the same FDA/CSPI and prevalence fields. Compare a peer
- Read how PlainFoodSafe joins source records before treating a screening label as a personal food or health conclusion. See source joins
This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.
Frequently Asked Questions
How should I read safety signals when Csl sits in heavily flagged products? ▼
57.4% of linked products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient, so the first task is locating which row carries the caution marker — not assuming Csl is the trigger. None of that replaces a product-, dose-, allergy-, or person-specific determination.
Which product shelves show up most often with Csl? ▼
Csl ranks in the top decile by product count (#4,732 of 247,206), appearing in 54 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 Csl so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Csl appears in 54 products (#4,732 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Csl). 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.