Iron Derivative
Iron Derivative appears in 68 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
Iron Derivative appears in 68 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.
- 68
- catalogued products
- #4,047
- usage rank of 247,206
- 9
- 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.
High-volume listing for Iron Derivative - usage rank #4,047
- Usage rank
- #4,047
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 49 others that also appear in exactly 68 products, listed in more products than 98.4% of them.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 98%
- Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 68 products listing it (mean slot 5.3). Iron Derivative 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: Iron Derivative reaches 9 named brands, most often appears under Salted-snacks, and typically sits near the end of the captured list. Product examples include black olives; Black olives; Black Pitted Large California Ripe Olives. 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 (62 of 65), 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 Iron Derivative
Products Containing Iron Derivative
16 busy labels from the 68 indexed products that list Iron Derivative:
Iron Derivative vs other top-decile catalog footprints
High-volume peers for Iron Derivative: 68 products, mean screening score 100/100. Nearest count peers include “100% Whole Grain Oat Flour”, “2% Or Less Of Modified Cornstarch”, “Anchovy Puree”. 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
Mean product-score neighbours (≥50 scored products), kept separate from the product-count peers above.
What to do with this Iron Derivative record
68 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on Iron Derivative are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.
- Open the product sample for Iron Derivative and read how the term sits on real packages. See listed products
- Compare Iron Derivative with a peer such as “100% Whole Grain Oat Flour” on source-backed rating, FDA status, and product footprint. 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.
Iron Derivative — common follow-ups
Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on Iron Derivative? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Iron Derivative, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#4,047 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Which product shelves show up most often with Iron Derivative? ▼
Iron Derivative ranks in the top decile by product count (#4,047 of 247,206), appearing in 68 indexed products led by Salted-snacks. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is Iron Derivative so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Iron Derivative appears in 68 products (#4,047 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Iron Derivative). 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.