Naturally Occurring Sulfur Dioxide
Naturally Occurring Sulfur Dioxide appears in 9 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
Naturally Occurring Sulfur Dioxide appears in 9 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.
- 9
- catalogued products
- #16,390
- usage rank of 247,206
- 2
- named brands represented
- 45%
- 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.
Naturally Occurring Sulfur Dioxide sits in the busiest tenth of the catalog (#16,390 / 247,206)
- Usage rank
- #16,390
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 1,423 others that also appear in exactly 9 products.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 45%
- Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 9 products listing it (mean slot 13.2). Naturally Occurring Sulfur Dioxide 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.
Derived by this site from the ingredient lists of every catalogued product (Open Food Facts), recomputed on each data refresh. 247,206 ingredients have at least one appearance and are ranked here. Usage and list position describe prevalence, not safety.
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: Naturally Occurring Sulfur Dioxide reaches 2 named brands, most often appears under Condiments, and typically sits in the upper half of the list. Product examples include Apple Cranberry Chutney; Cacciatore simmering sauce; Creators Of Specialty Foods, Chili Starter. 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 (9 of 9), 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 9 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 Naturally Occurring Sulfur Dioxide
Products Containing Naturally Occurring Sulfur Dioxide
High-volume slice (9 of 9) for products naming Naturally Occurring Sulfur Dioxide:
Naturally Occurring Sulfur Dioxide vs other top-decile catalog footprints
Top-decile company for Naturally Occurring Sulfur Dioxide: 9 listings averaging 100/100.
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 Naturally Occurring Sulfur Dioxide record
Use the 9-product footprint and source labels as a starting point, then inspect the records most relevant to your question.
- Check the listed products containing Naturally Occurring Sulfur Dioxide before treating the aggregate count as a personal conclusion. Browse linked labels
- Compare another ingredient’s source-backed rating, FDA status, and product footprint. Browse ingredient records
- Check the methodology for how FDA SAFFA, CSPI, and Open Food Facts rows are joined on this site. Open methodology
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 Naturally Occurring Sulfur Dioxide? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Naturally Occurring Sulfur Dioxide, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#16,390 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Which product shelves show up most often with Naturally Occurring Sulfur Dioxide? ▼
Naturally Occurring Sulfur Dioxide ranks in the top decile by product count (#16,390 of 247,206), appearing in 9 indexed products led by Condiments. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is Naturally Occurring Sulfur Dioxide so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Naturally Occurring Sulfur Dioxide appears in 9 products (#16,390 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Naturally Occurring Sulfur Dioxide). 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.