Fava Beans
Fava Beans appears in 101 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
Fava Beans appears in 101 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.
- 101
- catalogued products
- #3,116
- usage rank of 247,206
- 34
- named brands represented
- 16%
- 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.
High-volume listing for Fava Beans - usage rank #3,116
- Usage rank
- #3,116
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 15 others that also appear in exactly 101 products, listed in more products than 98.7% of them.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 16%
- Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 101 products listing it (mean slot 3.0). Fava Beans usually falls near the top of the captured list; this position does not measure its amount because source formatting, compound ingredients and labeling exceptions vary.
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: Fava Beans reaches 34 named brands, most often appears under Snacks, and typically sits near the top of the captured list. Product examples include Bada bean bada boom; Bada bean bada boom crunchy broad beans snacks; Bada bean bada boom crunchy broad beans snacks. 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 (45 of 94), 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 Fava Beans
Products Containing Fava Beans
A sample of 16 high-volume listings among the 101 indexed products containing Fava Beans:
Fava Beans vs other top-decile catalog footprints
High-volume peers for Fava Beans: 101 products, mean screening score 100/100. Catalog-mass neighbours in view: Acerola; Organic Arborio Rice; Chile. 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
Score-axis peers only, mean screening score among ingredients with ≥50 scored products, not a second count list.
What to do with this Fava Beans record
Use the 101-product footprint and source labels as a starting point, then inspect the records most relevant to your question.
- Review the sampled product records that list Fava Beans to see how the ingredient appears in actual labels. Browse linked labels
- Place Fava Beans next to “Organic Arborio Rice” (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 Fava Beans
Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on Fava Beans? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Fava Beans, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#3,116 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Which product shelves show up most often with Fava Beans? ▼
Fava Beans ranks in the top decile by product count (#3,116 of 247,206), appearing in 101 indexed products led by Snacks. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is Fava Beans so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Fava Beans appears in 101 products (#3,116 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Fava Beans). 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.