Deproteinized Whey
Deproteinized Whey 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
Deproteinized Whey 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
- 17
- named brands represented
- 60%
- 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.
What this page can and cannot answer
Audit the co-occurring flags first
61.1% of the linked products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient, making co-occurrence the dominant follow-up question. That figure does not identify Deproteinized Whey as the trigger. Open records such as Baked cheese curls; Better made, flavored popcorn, red hot cheese; Breakfast biscuit sandwiches, everything bagel and inspect which ingredient row carries the caution marker. The 66.1/100 product average is therefore a triage signal for this surrounding formulation set, not an ingredient verdict. Its 60% average label depth helps locate the term when checking the package.
61.1% of linked products contain a separately flagged ingredient
Processing is unusually concentrated here: Group 4 accounts for 54 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.
Deproteinized Whey: 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
- 60%
- Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 54 products listing it (mean slot 22.2). Deproteinized Whey usually falls in the lower half of the list; this position does not measure its amount because source formatting, compound ingredients and labeling exceptions vary.
Computed from parsed product ingredient lists (Open Food Facts). The ranking covers 247,206 ingredients that appear at least once. Neither usage rank nor label depth is a safety clearance.
What else is usually in the same product as Deproteinized Whey
Across the 54 products on this site that list Deproteinized Whey, 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. Yellow 5 shows up about 10x more often with Deproteinized Whey than in the catalogue at large.
| Additive | Shared products | Share of Deproteinized Whey products | Share of all products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow 5 | 26 | 48.1% | 4.8% |
| Yellow 6 | 24 | 44.4% | 3.4% |
| Caramel Coloring | 14 | 25.9% | 5.7% |
| Red 40 | 9 | 16.7% | 5.4% |
| Red 3 | 5 | 9.3% | 1.1% |
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 Deproteinized Whey
Products Containing Deproteinized Whey
16 busy labels from the 54 indexed products that list Deproteinized Whey:
Deproteinized Whey vs other top-decile catalog footprints
High-volume peers for Deproteinized Whey: 54 products, mean screening score 66.1/100. 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
Nearest other ingredients by mean product screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
Using the Deproteinized Whey evidence
54 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on Deproteinized Whey are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.
- Check the listed products containing Deproteinized Whey before treating the aggregate count as a personal conclusion. Browse linked labels
- Place Deproteinized Whey next to “Annatto And Paprika Extract” (or another peer) using the same FDA/CSPI and prevalence fields. Browse ingredient records
- Read how PlainFoodSafe joins source records before treating a screening label as a personal food or health conclusion. Read the methodology
This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.
Questions readers ask about Deproteinized Whey
How should I read safety signals when Deproteinized Whey sits in heavily flagged products? ▼
61.1% of linked products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient, so the first task is locating which row carries the caution marker — not assuming Deproteinized Whey is the trigger. None of that replaces a product-, dose-, allergy-, or person-specific determination.
Which product shelves show up most often with Deproteinized Whey? ▼
Deproteinized Whey ranks in the top decile by product count (#4,732 of 247,206), appearing in 54 indexed products led by Snacks. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is Deproteinized Whey so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Deproteinized Whey appears in 54 products (#4,732 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Deproteinized Whey). 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.