Fd&c
Fd&c appears in 99 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
Fd&c appears in 99 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.
- 99
- catalogued products
- #3,116
- usage rank of 247,206
- 53
- named brands represented
- 78%
- 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.
How to use this page
Separate this ingredient from its product neighborhood
This is a mixed product neighborhood: 49 of 99 records have some flagged component, while the rest do not. Compare Abc, Jelly Snack, Taro; Acme, Brwnie Platter, Caramel & Fudge; Acme, Red Velvet Fudge Brownie Platter to see how surrounding formulations change; do not assign their 0–100 score range to Fd&c itself. The ingredient most often sits near the end of the captured list, and Snacks supplies the most useful like-for-like starting point for a label review.
49 of 99 linked records have some flagged component
All 99 NOVA-classified records cluster most heavily in Group 4, while the first-category labels split across several shelves. That makes the 0–100 score spread more informative than the average alone: investigate the low end, identify the actual flagged row, and compare it with a similar unflagged formulation before drawing a conclusion.
Next check: pair one flagged product with a similar unflagged product from the same shelf category.
High-volume listing for Fd&c - 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
- 78%
- Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 101 products listing it (mean slot 21.0). Fd&c usually falls near the end of the captured 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 else is usually in the same product as Fd&c
Across the 99 products on this site that list Fd&c, 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. Red 40 shows up about 5.2x more often with Fd&c than in the catalogue at large.
| Additive | Shared products | Share of Fd&c products | Share of all products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red 40 | 28 | 28.3% | 5.4% |
| Blue 1 | 23 | 23.2% | 4.2% |
| Titanium Dioxide | 20 | 20.2% | 2.1% |
| Yellow 5 | 20 | 20.2% | 4.8% |
| Yellow 6 | 14 | 14.1% | 3.4% |
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 Fd&c
Products Containing Fd&c
A sample of 16 high-volume listings among the 99 indexed products containing Fd&c:
High-volume peers for Fd&c beside “Blanched Almonds”
Top-decile company for Fd&c: 99 listings averaging 70.8/100. Comparable product-count neighbours: Blanched Almonds · Cantaloupe · Caramel Powder.
Similar product count
Nearest other ingredients by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
Similar mean product score
Mean product-score neighbours (≥50 scored products), kept separate from the product-count peers above.
What to do with this Fd&c record
Use the 99-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 Fd&c to see how the ingredient appears in actual labels. Open product sample
- Move to a second ingredient page and compare registry fields plus catalog mass side by side. Browse ingredient records
- Check the methodology for how FDA SAFFA, CSPI, and Open Food Facts rows are joined on this site. Open methodology
This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Fd&c carry its own safety label in this catalog? ▼
This is a mixed neighborhood: some linked products carry a separate flag while others do not. This snapshot does not attach a standalone FDA/CSPI verdict to Fd&c. Compare like-for-like products before treating the average screening score as an ingredient verdict.
Which product shelves show up most often with Fd&c? ▼
Fd&c ranks in the top decile by product count (#3,116 of 247,206), appearing in 99 indexed products led by Snacks. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is Fd&c so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Fd&c appears in 99 products (#3,116 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Fd&c). 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.