Lycium Chinense
Lycium Chinense appears in 3 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
Lycium Chinense appears in 3 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.
- 3
- catalogued products
- #35,091
- usage rank of 247,206
- 1
- named brands represented
- 57%
- 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.
Lycium Chinense: above-median product count (beats 85.8% of ranked ingredients)
- Usage rank
- #35,091
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 11,093 others that also appear in exactly 3 products.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 57%
- Mean relative depth 57% across 3 parsed labels, slot 27.3 on average. Lycium Chinense tends to sit in the lower half of the list. Depth is location on the label, not a measured dose.
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: Lycium Chinense reaches 1 named brands, most often appears under Dietary supplements, and typically sits in the lower half of the list. Product examples include Greens & Superfoods; greens & superfoods; Strawberry Kiwi. 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 (3 of 3), 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 Lycium Chinense
All 3 indexed products that name Lycium Chinense:
Count-or-score neighbours for Lycium Chinense
Peer axes for Lycium Chinense: 3 products · mean score 100/100.
Similar mean product score
Mean product-score neighbours (≥50 scored products), kept separate from the product-count peers above.
Next steps from the Lycium Chinense page
Start from Lycium Chinense's 3 catalogued appearances and the attached source fields, then open the product rows that match your use case.
- Check the listed products containing Lycium Chinense before treating the aggregate count as a personal conclusion. See listed products
- Move to a second ingredient page and compare registry fields plus catalog mass side by side. Compare a peer
- 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.
Questions readers ask about Lycium Chinense
Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on Lycium Chinense? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Lycium Chinense, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#35,091 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Where does Lycium Chinense show up across the catalog? ▼
Lycium Chinense sits above the median for catalog prevalence (3 products, #35,091 of 247,206) across 1 named brands. Category mix varies — use the linked records rather than treating any single shelf as representative.
Why is Lycium Chinense so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The current source record does not specify a technical effect for Lycium Chinense. Its in the lower half of the list and product examples are shown without guessing why manufacturers include it.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Lycium Chinense). 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.