Dl-phenylalanine
Dl-phenylalanine carries a source-backed screening score of 3/5 and appears in 4 indexed US food products.
Source-backed answer
Dl-phenylalanine appears in 4 catalogued products. CSPI has no rating attached in this snapshot. Its FDA SAFFA status is “Listed.” Those source labels describe the ingredient; they do not establish whether a particular product, dose, allergy, or diet is safe.
- 4
- catalogued products
- #28,812
- usage rank of 247,206
- 2
- named brands represented
- 26%
- 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.
Upper-half catalog placement for Dl-phenylalanine (#28,812)
- Usage rank
- #28,812
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 6,278 others that also appear in exactly 4 products.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 26%
- Mean relative depth 26% across 4 parsed labels, slot 8.8 on average. Dl-phenylalanine tends to sit in the upper 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.
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: Dl-phenylalanine reaches 2 named brands, most often appears under Dietary supplements, and typically sits in the upper half of the list. Product examples include Curamin Extra Strength Pain Relief; OWYN Plant Protein Zero Sugar Vanilla; Plant Protein Zero Sugar. 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 (4 of 4), 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.
Function
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
How do the sampled products compare?
Each point is one of the 4 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 Dl-phenylalanine
Products Containing Dl-phenylalanine
Full indexed set for Dl-phenylalanine — 4 products:
Ingredients with similar product-count or score profiles
Peer axes for Dl-phenylalanine: 4 products · mean score 100/100.
Similar mean product score
Score-axis peers only, mean screening score among ingredients with ≥50 scored products, not a second count list.
Using the Dl-phenylalanine evidence
4 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on Dl-phenylalanine are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.
- Open the product sample for Dl-phenylalanine and read how the term sits on real packages. See listed products
- Compare another ingredient’s source-backed rating, FDA status, and product footprint. Browse ingredient records
- See the join rules behind screening scores before reading them as dietary advice. See source joins
This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.
Dl-phenylalanine — common follow-ups
What do the source ratings say about Dl-phenylalanine? ▼
Dl-phenylalanine has a PlainFoodSafe ingredient-screening score of 3/5. FDA SAFFA status: Listed. With only 0% co-flag overlap in linked products, prevalence and label position often matter as much as the registry labels — and none of them establish product-level safety.
Where does Dl-phenylalanine show up across the catalog? ▼
Dl-phenylalanine sits above the median for catalog prevalence (4 products, #28,812 of 247,206) across 2 named brands. Category mix varies — use the linked records rather than treating any single shelf as representative.
What does Dl-phenylalanine do in food? ▼
Dl-phenylalanine is recorded as a flavor enhancer, flavoring agent or adjuvant in source technical-effect fields.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Dl-phenylalanine). 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.