Derived From Cellulose
Derived From Cellulose appears in 16 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
Derived From Cellulose appears in 16 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.
- 16
- catalogued products
- #10,944
- usage rank of 247,206
- 2
- named brands represented
- 52%
- 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.
Derived From Cellulose: top-decile catalog footprint (#10,944 of 247,206)
- Usage rank
- #10,944
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 504 others that also appear in exactly 16 products.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 52%
- Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 16 products listing it (mean slot 8.3). Derived From Cellulose 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.
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: Derived From Cellulose reaches 2 named brands, most often appears under Dietary supplements, and typically sits in the lower half of the list. Product examples include 5-mthf 5 Mg Methylfolate; Advanced Digestive Enzymes; B-complex #12. 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 (16 of 16), 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 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 Derived From Cellulose
Products Containing Derived From Cellulose
High-volume slice (16 of 16) for products naming Derived From Cellulose:
Derived From Cellulose vs other top-decile catalog footprints
Top-decile company for Derived From Cellulose: 16 listings averaging 100/100.
Similar mean product score
Score-axis peers only, mean screening score among ingredients with ≥50 scored products, not a second count list.
What to do with this Derived From Cellulose record
16 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on Derived From Cellulose are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.
- Review the sampled product records that list Derived From Cellulose to see how the ingredient appears in actual labels. See listed products
- Compare another ingredient’s source-backed rating, FDA status, and product footprint. Compare a peer
- Read how PlainFoodSafe joins source records before treating a screening label as a personal food or health conclusion. Open methodology
This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.
Derived From Cellulose — common follow-ups
Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on Derived From Cellulose? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Derived From Cellulose, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#10,944 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Which product shelves show up most often with Derived From Cellulose? ▼
Derived From Cellulose ranks in the top decile by product count (#10,944 of 247,206), appearing in 16 indexed products led by Dietary supplements. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is Derived From Cellulose so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Derived From Cellulose appears in 16 products (#10,944 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Derived From 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.