Gamma-nonalactone
Gamma-nonalactone carries a source-backed screening score of 3/5 and appears in 4 indexed US food products.
Source-backed answer
Gamma-nonalactone appears in 4 catalogued products. CSPI has no rating attached in this snapshot. Its FDA SAFFA status is “Approved.” 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
- 3
- named brands represented
- 71%
- 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.
Gamma-nonalactone: above-median product count (beats 88.3% of ranked ingredients)
- 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
- 71%
- Mean relative depth 71% across 4 parsed labels, slot 31.3 on average. Gamma-nonalactone tends to sit in the lower half of the list. Depth is location on the label, not a measured dose.
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.
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: Gamma-nonalactone reaches 3 named brands, most often appears under Body-butter, and typically sits in the lower half of the list. Product examples include Calm Conditioner Lavender; calm face and body lotion; Cold Processed Hair Cleanse. 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
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 Gamma-nonalactone
Products Containing Gamma-nonalactone
Every indexed product currently listing Gamma-nonalactone (4 total):
Count-or-score neighbours for Gamma-nonalactone
Gamma-nonalactone comparison set — 4 products, mean 100/100.
Similar mean product score
Mean product-score neighbours (≥50 scored products), kept separate from the product-count peers above.
What to do with this Gamma-nonalactone record
Start from Gamma-nonalactone's 4 catalogued appearances and the attached source fields, then open the product rows that match your use case.
- Open the product sample for Gamma-nonalactone and read how the term sits on real packages. See listed products
- Browse another ingredient record and keep the same FDA/CSPI and prevalence fields in view. 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the source ratings say about Gamma-nonalactone? ▼
Gamma-nonalactone has a PlainFoodSafe ingredient-screening score of 3/5. FDA SAFFA status: Approved. 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 Gamma-nonalactone show up across the catalog? ▼
Gamma-nonalactone sits above the median for catalog prevalence (4 products, #28,812 of 247,206) across 3 named brands. Category mix varies — use the linked records rather than treating any single shelf as representative.
What does Gamma-nonalactone do in food? ▼
Gamma-nonalactone is recorded as a flavoring agent or adjuvant in source technical-effect fields.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Gamma-nonalactone). 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.