Hydrated Lime
Hydrated Lime appears in 43 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
Hydrated Lime appears in 43 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.
- 43
- catalogued products
- #5,507
- usage rank of 247,206
- 17
- named brands represented
- 79%
- 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 Hydrated Lime - usage rank #5,507
- Usage rank
- #5,507
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 95 others that also appear in exactly 43 products.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 79%
- Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 43 products listing it (mean slot 10.0). Hydrated Lime 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.
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: Hydrated Lime reaches 17 named brands, most often appears under Mexican-dinner-mixes, and typically sits near the end of the captured list. Product examples include Beef Crispy Birria Taco w/Spanish Rice + Consome; Bite Size Rounds Tortilla Chips; Blue Corn Tortilla Chips. 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 (24 of 43), 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 Hydrated Lime
Products Containing Hydrated Lime
A sample of 16 high-volume listings among the 43 indexed products containing Hydrated Lime:
High-volume peers for Hydrated Lime
High-volume peers for Hydrated Lime: 43 products, mean screening score 100/100. Axes below stay distinct so count-neighbors do not duplicate score-neighbors.
Similar mean product score
Mean product-score neighbours (≥50 scored products), kept separate from the product-count peers above.
Using the Hydrated Lime evidence
Use the 43-product footprint and source labels as a starting point, then inspect the records most relevant to your question.
- Open the product sample for Hydrated Lime and read how the term sits on real packages. See listed products
- Compare another ingredient’s source-backed rating, FDA status, and product footprint. Compare a peer
- 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
Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on Hydrated Lime? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Hydrated Lime, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#5,507 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Which product shelves show up most often with Hydrated Lime? ▼
Hydrated Lime ranks in the top decile by product count (#5,507 of 247,206), appearing in 43 indexed products led by Mexican-dinner-mixes. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is Hydrated Lime so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Hydrated Lime appears in 43 products (#5,507 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Hydrated Lime). 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.