In Colby Cheese
In Colby Cheese appears in 57 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
In Colby Cheese appears in 57 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.
- 57
- catalogued products
- #4,553
- usage rank of 247,206
- 16
- named brands represented
- 98%
- 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.
In Colby Cheese: top-decile catalog footprint (#4,553 of 247,206)
- Usage rank
- #4,553
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 61 others that also appear in exactly 57 products.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 98%
- Mean relative depth 98% across 57 parsed labels, slot 8.0 on average. In Colby Cheese tends to sit near the end of the captured list. Depth is location on the label, not a measured dose.
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 this page can and cannot answer
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: In Colby Cheese reaches 16 named brands, most often appears under Dairies, and typically sits near the end of the captured list. Product examples include Bashas', Bulk Cut Co-Jack Cheese; Bashas', Bulk Longhorn Colby Cheese; Bashas', Bulk Longhorn Colby Cheese. 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 3 (39 of 55), 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 In Colby Cheese
Products Containing In Colby Cheese
A sample of 16 high-volume listings among the 57 indexed products containing In Colby Cheese:
Peer ingredients with comparable catalog mass (near “Natural & Artificial Flavoring”)
High-volume peers for In Colby Cheese: 57 products, mean screening score 100/100. Catalog-mass neighbours in view: Natural & Artificial Flavoring; Ancho Chile; Apricot Kernels. Axes below stay distinct so count-neighbors do not duplicate score-neighbors.
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 In Colby Cheese evidence
57 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on In Colby Cheese are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.
- Open the product sample for In Colby Cheese and read how the term sits on real packages. Browse linked labels
- Place In Colby Cheese next to “Ancho Chile” (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. Open methodology
This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.
Questions readers ask about In Colby Cheese
Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on In Colby Cheese? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to In Colby Cheese, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#4,553 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Which product shelves show up most often with In Colby Cheese? ▼
In Colby Cheese ranks in the top decile by product count (#4,553 of 247,206), appearing in 57 indexed products led by Dairies. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is In Colby Cheese so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet In Colby Cheese appears in 57 products (#4,553 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (In Colby Cheese). 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.