Hydrolyzed Whey Protein
Hydrolyzed Whey Protein appears in 92 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
Hydrolyzed Whey Protein appears in 92 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.
- 92
- catalogued products
- #3,310
- usage rank of 247,206
- 30
- named brands represented
- 25%
- 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
Audit the co-occurring flags first
80.4% of the linked products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient, making co-occurrence the dominant follow-up question. That figure does not identify Hydrolyzed Whey Protein as the trigger. Open records such as 100% Gold Standard Whey; 100% Whey Gold Standard Strawberries & Cream; 100% Whey Protein and inspect which ingredient row carries the caution marker. The 79.6/100 product average is therefore a triage signal for this surrounding formulation set, not an ingredient verdict. Its 25% average label depth helps locate the term when checking the package.
80.4% of linked products contain a separately flagged ingredient
Processing is unusually concentrated here: Group 4 accounts for 92 of 92 NOVA-tagged records. That describes the surrounding products, not the substance. For a useful comparison, hold category and processing level constant, then inspect which named component changes alongside the caution flag; otherwise the product mix will confound the ingredient question.
Next check: open the lowest-scoring linked formulation and locate the exact caution-marked component.
High-volume listing for Hydrolyzed Whey Protein - usage rank #3,310
- Usage rank
- #3,310
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 41 others that also appear in exactly 92 products, listed in more products than 98.7% of them.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 25%
- Averaged label depth puts Hydrolyzed Whey Protein in the upper half of the list (25% of list length, mean slot 5.7). Compound ingredients and OCR noise mean this cannot stand in for quantity.
Computed from parsed product ingredient lists (Open Food Facts). The ranking covers 247,206 ingredients that appear at least once. Neither usage rank nor label depth is a safety clearance.
What else is usually in the same product as Hydrolyzed Whey Protein
Across the 92 products on this site that list Hydrolyzed Whey Protein, 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. Sucralose shows up about 22.1x more often with Hydrolyzed Whey Protein than in the catalogue at large.
| Additive | Shared products | Share of Hydrolyzed Whey Protein products | Share of all products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sucralose | 55 | 59.8% | 2.7% |
| Acesulfame Potassium | 36 | 39.1% | 1.8% |
| Sodium Nitrite | 11 | 12% | 2.4% |
| Carrageenan | 10 | 10.9% | 4.5% |
| Caramel Coloring | 6 | 6.5% | 5.7% |
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 Hydrolyzed Whey Protein
Products Containing Hydrolyzed Whey Protein
A sample of 16 high-volume listings among the 92 indexed products containing Hydrolyzed Whey Protein:
Hydrolyzed Whey Protein vs other top-decile catalog footprints
Hydrolyzed Whey Protein sits among other busy catalog rows (92 products, mean score 79.6/100). Catalog-mass neighbours in view: 100% Whole Grain Wheat Flour; Added To Maintain Color; With Alkali. Count peers and score peers are listed separately on purpose.
Similar product count
Nearest other ingredients by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
Similar mean product score
Nearest other ingredients by mean product screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
Using the Hydrolyzed Whey Protein evidence
Use the 92-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 Hydrolyzed Whey Protein to see how the ingredient appears in actual labels. See listed products
- Place Hydrolyzed Whey Protein next to “Added To Maintain Color” (or another peer) using the same FDA/CSPI and prevalence fields. Compare a peer
- 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.
Hydrolyzed Whey Protein — common follow-ups
How should I read safety signals when Hydrolyzed Whey Protein sits in heavily flagged products? ▼
80.4% of linked products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient, so the first task is locating which row carries the caution marker — not assuming Hydrolyzed Whey Protein is the trigger. None of that replaces a product-, dose-, allergy-, or person-specific determination.
Which product shelves show up most often with Hydrolyzed Whey Protein? ▼
Hydrolyzed Whey Protein ranks in the top decile by product count (#3,310 of 247,206), appearing in 92 indexed products led by Dietary supplements. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is Hydrolyzed Whey Protein so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Hydrolyzed Whey Protein appears in 92 products (#3,310 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Hydrolyzed Whey Protein). 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.