Isomalt
Isomalt carries a source-backed screening score of 4/5 and appears in 252 indexed US food products. CSPI rates it “Cut Back.”
Source-backed answer
Isomalt appears in 252 catalogued products. CSPI rates it “Cut Back.” No FDA SAFFA status is attached. Those source labels describe the ingredient; they do not establish whether a particular product, dose, allergy, or diet is safe.
- 252
- catalogued products
- #1,684
- usage rank of 247,206
- 89
- named brands represented
- 29%
- 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.
Isomalt: top-decile catalog footprint (#1,684 of 247,206)
- Usage rank
- #1,684
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 3 others that also appear in exactly 252 products, listed in more products than 99.3% of them.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 29%
- Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 252 products listing it (mean slot 6.5). Isomalt usually falls in the upper 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.
What this page can and cannot answer
Audit the co-occurring flags first
76.6% of the linked products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient, making co-occurrence the dominant follow-up question. That figure does not identify Isomalt as the trigger. Open records such as 1400mg Shilajit Gummies With Chaga/ashwagandha; Airbrushed Lollipop; Almond Dark Chocolate Style Bar and inspect which ingredient row carries the caution marker. The 61.4/100 product average is therefore a triage signal for this surrounding formulation set, not an ingredient verdict. Its 29% average label depth helps locate the term when checking the package.
76.6% of linked products contain a separately flagged ingredient
Processing is unusually concentrated here: Group 4 accounts for 251 of 251 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.
What else is usually in the same product as Isomalt
Across the 252 products on this site that list Isomalt, 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 18.1x more often with Isomalt than in the catalogue at large.
| Additive | Shared products | Share of Isomalt products | Share of all products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sucralose | 123 | 48.8% | 2.7% |
| Acesulfame Potassium | 72 | 28.6% | 1.8% |
| Blue 1 | 63 | 25% | 4.2% |
| Red 40 | 57 | 22.6% | 5.4% |
| Aspartame | 50 | 19.8% | 0.9% |
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.
Function
Sweetener
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 Isomalt
Products Containing Isomalt
16 busy labels from the 252 indexed products that list Isomalt:
High-volume peers for Isomalt beside “Bittersweet Chocolate”
Top-decile company for Isomalt: 252 listings averaging 61.4/100. Comparable product-count neighbours: Bittersweet Chocolate · Concentrate · Vit. E.
Similar product count
Nearest other ingredients by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
Similar mean product score
Score-axis peers only, mean screening score among ingredients with ≥50 scored products, not a second count list.
What to do with this Isomalt record
Use the 252-product footprint and source labels as a starting point, then inspect the records most relevant to your question.
- Open the product sample for Isomalt and read how the term sits on real packages. Browse linked labels
- Compare Isomalt with a peer such as “Bittersweet Chocolate” on source-backed rating, FDA status, and product footprint. Browse ingredient records
- 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How should I read safety signals when Isomalt sits in heavily flagged products? ▼
76.6% of linked products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient, so the first task is locating which row carries the caution marker — not assuming Isomalt is the trigger. Where a source rating exists, Isomalt scores 4/5 on this site's screening scale and CSPI lists it as "Cut Back". None of that replaces a product-, dose-, allergy-, or person-specific determination.
Which product shelves show up most often with Isomalt? ▼
Isomalt ranks in the top decile by product count (#1,684 of 247,206), appearing in 252 indexed products led by Snacks. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
What function does Isomalt serve when it appears beside other flagged additives? ▼
Isomalt is recorded as a sweetener in source technical-effect fields. In high co-flag products, that function coexists with other caution-marked components — inspect the full list rather than isolating this role.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Isomalt). 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.