E503ii
E503ii appears in 11 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
E503ii appears in 11 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.
- 11
- catalogued products
- #14,190
- usage rank of 247,206
- 4
- named brands represented
- 92%
- 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.
E503ii: top-decile catalog footprint (#14,190 of 247,206)
- Usage rank
- #14,190
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 989 others that also appear in exactly 11 products.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 92%
- Averaged label depth puts E503ii near the end of the captured list (92% of list length, mean slot 23.7). 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.
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: E503ii reaches 4 named brands, most often appears under Snacks, and typically sits near the end of the captured list. Product examples include A delicious baked cheesecake on a chocolate biscuit base topped with toblerone's smooth milk chocolate; Alfajores Merengue Clásico; Isabela, Choco Marshmallow Pie. 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 11), 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 11 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 E503ii
Products Containing E503ii
A sample of 11 high-volume listings among the 11 indexed products containing E503ii:
Peer ingredients with comparable catalog mass
E503ii sits among other busy catalog rows (11 products, mean score 100/100). Count peers and score peers are listed separately on purpose.
Similar mean product score
Nearest other ingredients by mean product screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
Using the E503ii evidence
Start from E503ii's 11 catalogued appearances and the attached source fields, then open the product rows that match your use case.
- Check the listed products containing E503ii before treating the aggregate count as a personal conclusion. Open product sample
- Move to a second ingredient page and compare registry fields plus catalog mass side by side. 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.
E503ii — common follow-ups
Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on E503ii? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to E503ii, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#14,190 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Which product shelves show up most often with E503ii? ▼
E503ii ranks in the top decile by product count (#14,190 of 247,206), appearing in 11 indexed products led by Snacks. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is E503ii so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet E503ii appears in 11 products (#14,190 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (E503ii). 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.