Imo
Imo appears in 54 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
Imo appears in 54 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.
- 54
- catalogued products
- #4,732
- usage rank of 247,206
- 16
- named brands represented
- 33%
- 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.
Imo: top-decile catalog footprint (#4,732 of 247,206)
- Usage rank
- #4,732
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 46 others that also appear in exactly 54 products, listed in more products than 98.1% of them.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 33%
- Averaged label depth puts Imo in the upper half of the list (33% of list length, mean slot 7.1). Compound ingredients and OCR noise mean this cannot stand in for quantity.
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.
Reading this ingredient record
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: Imo reaches 16 named brands, most often appears under Dietary supplements, and typically sits in the upper half of the list. Product examples include Cake Batter; Cake Batter Protein Powder; Caramel Chews. 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 (53 of 53), 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.
What else is usually in the same product as Imo
Across the 54 products on this site that list Imo, 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. Monk fruit extract shows up about 51.8x more often with Imo than in the catalogue at large.
| Additive | Shared products | Share of Imo products | Share of all products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monk fruit extract | 14 | 25.9% | 0.5% |
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 Imo
Products Containing Imo
High-volume slice (16 of 54) for products naming Imo:
Imo vs other top-decile catalog footprints
Top-decile company for Imo: 54 listings averaging 100/100. Nearest count peers include “1/10 Of 1% Sodium Benzoate”, “Annatto And Paprika Extract”, “Blueberry Bits”.
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.
What to do with this Imo record
54 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on Imo are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.
- Check the listed products containing Imo before treating the aggregate count as a personal conclusion. Open product sample
- Place Imo next to “Annatto And Paprika Extract” (or another peer) using the same FDA/CSPI and prevalence fields. Compare a peer
- Check the methodology for how FDA SAFFA, CSPI, and Open Food Facts rows are joined on this site. See source joins
This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.
Imo — common follow-ups
Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on Imo? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Imo, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#4,732 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Which product shelves show up most often with Imo? ▼
Imo ranks in the top decile by product count (#4,732 of 247,206), appearing in 54 indexed products led by Dietary supplements. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is Imo so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Imo appears in 54 products (#4,732 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Imo). 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.