Marshmallows
Marshmallows appears in 382 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
Marshmallows appears in 382 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.
- 382
- catalogued products
- #1,246
- usage rank of 247,206
- 126
- named brands represented
- 28%
- 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.
Reading this ingredient record
Audit the co-occurring flags first
65.4% of the linked products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient, making co-occurrence the dominant follow-up question. That figure does not identify Marshmallows as the trigger. Open records such as 365 everyday value, little cubbies cereal, oat & corn, marshmallow bites; A Christmas Tradition Mug Set; A rich cocoa, chocolate chip & marshmallow cookie and inspect which ingredient row carries the caution marker. The 65.7/100 product average is therefore a triage signal for this surrounding formulation set, not an ingredient verdict. Its 28% average label depth helps locate the term when checking the package.
65.4% of linked products contain a separately flagged ingredient
Processing is unusually concentrated here: Group 4 accounts for 382 of 382 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.
High-volume listing for Marshmallows - usage rank #1,246
- Usage rank
- #1,246
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 1 other that also appear in exactly 382 products, listed in more products than 99.5% of them.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 28%
- Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 382 products listing it (mean slot 10.1). Marshmallows 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.
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 else is usually in the same product as Marshmallows
Across the 382 products on this site that list Marshmallows, 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. Blue 1 shows up about 9x more often with Marshmallows than in the catalogue at large.
| Additive | Shared products | Share of Marshmallows products | Share of all products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue 1 | 144 | 37.7% | 4.2% |
| Red 40 | 137 | 35.9% | 5.4% |
| Yellow 5 | 94 | 24.6% | 4.8% |
| Yellow 6 | 85 | 22.3% | 3.4% |
| Carrageenan | 49 | 12.8% | 4.5% |
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.
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 Marshmallows
Products Containing Marshmallows
High-volume slice (16 of 382) for products naming Marshmallows:
Marshmallows vs other top-decile catalog footprints
Top-decile company for Marshmallows: 382 listings averaging 65.7/100. Catalog-mass neighbours in view: Yellow Corn; Cacao Butter; Cayenne Pepper Sauce.
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 Marshmallows record
382 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on Marshmallows are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.
- Open the product sample for Marshmallows and read how the term sits on real packages. See listed products
- Place Marshmallows next to “Cacao Butter” (or another peer) using the same FDA/CSPI and prevalence fields. 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.
Marshmallows — common follow-ups
How should I read safety signals when Marshmallows sits in heavily flagged products? ▼
65.4% of linked products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient, so the first task is locating which row carries the caution marker — not assuming Marshmallows is the trigger. None of that replaces a product-, dose-, allergy-, or person-specific determination.
Which product shelves show up most often with Marshmallows? ▼
Marshmallows ranks in the top decile by product count (#1,246 of 247,206), appearing in 382 indexed products led by Plant-based foods and beverages. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is Marshmallows so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Marshmallows appears in 382 products (#1,246 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Marshmallows). 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.