Lignin
Lignin carries a source-backed screening score of 3/5 and appears in 1 indexed US food products.
Source-backed answer
Lignin appears in 1 catalogued products. CSPI has no rating attached in this snapshot. Its FDA SAFFA status is “Listed.” Those source labels describe the ingredient; they do not establish whether a particular product, dose, allergy, or diet is safe.
- 1
- catalogued products
- #71,300
- usage rank of 247,206
- 1
- named brands represented
- 14%
- 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.
Lignin ranks above 71.2% of catalogued ingredients
- Usage rank
- #71,300
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 175,906 others that also appear in exactly 1 product.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 14%
- Mean relative depth 14% across 1 parsed label, slot 9.0 on average. Lignin tends to sit near the top 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: Lignin reaches 1 named brands, most often appears under Plant-based foods and beverages, and typically sits near the top of the captured list. Product examples include Gala Apple. 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 (1 of 1), 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.
Products Containing Lignin
All 1 indexed product that name Lignin:
Ingredients with similar product-count or score profiles
Use the lists below to place Lignin against similar footprints (1 products).
Similar mean product score
Mean product-score neighbours (≥50 scored products), kept separate from the product-count peers above.
What to do with this Lignin record
Start from Lignin's 1 catalogued appearances and the attached source fields, then open the product rows that match your use case.
- Open the product sample for Lignin and read how the term sits on real packages. Open product sample
- Move to a second ingredient page and compare registry fields plus catalog mass side by side. Browse ingredient records
- Check the methodology for how FDA SAFFA, CSPI, and Open Food Facts rows are joined on this site. Read the methodology
This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.
Lignin — common follow-ups
What do the source ratings say about Lignin? ▼
Lignin has a PlainFoodSafe ingredient-screening score of 3/5. FDA SAFFA status: Listed. With only 0% co-flag overlap in linked products, prevalence and label position often matter as much as the registry labels — and none of them establish product-level safety.
Where does Lignin show up across the catalog? ▼
Lignin sits above the median for catalog prevalence (1 products, #71,300 of 247,206) across 1 named brands. Category mix varies — use the linked records rather than treating any single shelf as representative.
Why is Lignin so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The current source record does not specify a technical effect for Lignin. Its near the top of the captured list and product examples are shown without guessing why manufacturers include it.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Lignin). 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.