Ins 492
Ins 492 appears in 4 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
Ins 492 appears in 4 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.
- 4
- catalogued products
- #28,812
- usage rank of 247,206
- 2
- named brands represented
- 59%
- 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.
Ins 492 ranks above 88.3% of catalogued 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
- 59%
- Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 4 products listing it (mean slot 12.3). Ins 492 usually falls in the lower half of the 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.
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: Ins 492 reaches 2 named brands, most often appears under Snacks, and typically sits in the lower half of the list. Product examples include Cookie With Chocolate Flavored Filling Sandwich Cookies, Cookie With Chocolate; Sandwich Cookies; Wafer Bites - Cookies And Cream. 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.
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 Ins 492
Products Containing Ins 492
Every indexed product currently listing Ins 492 (4 total):
Parallel catalog profiles to Ins 492
Use the lists below to place Ins 492 against similar footprints (4 products).
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 Ins 492 record
Use the 4-product footprint and source labels as a starting point, then inspect the records most relevant to your question.
- Open the product sample for Ins 492 and read how the term sits on real packages. Browse linked labels
- Browse another ingredient record and keep the same FDA/CSPI and prevalence fields in view. Open a peer record
- Read how PlainFoodSafe joins source records before treating a screening label as a personal food or health conclusion. See source joins
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 Ins 492? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Ins 492, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#28,812 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Where does Ins 492 show up across the catalog? ▼
Ins 492 sits above the median for catalog prevalence (4 products, #28,812 of 247,206) across 2 named brands. Category mix varies — use the linked records rather than treating any single shelf as representative.
Why is Ins 492 so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The current source record does not specify a technical effect for Ins 492. Its in the lower half of the list and product examples are shown without guessing why manufacturers include it.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Ins 492). 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.