Marzipan
Marzipan appears in 19 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
Marzipan appears in 19 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.
- 19
- catalogued products
- #9,730
- usage rank of 247,206
- 6
- named brands represented
- 33%
- 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.
High-volume listing for Marzipan - usage rank #9,730
- Usage rank
- #9,730
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 368 others that also appear in exactly 19 products.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 33%
- Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 19 products listing it (mean slot 9.9). Marzipan 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.
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: Marzipan reaches 6 named brands, most often appears under Snacks, and typically sits in the upper half of the list. Product examples include Cherry frangipane; Cinnamon Star Cookies; Gelato. 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 (19 of 19), 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 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 Marzipan
Products Containing Marzipan
A sample of 16 high-volume listings among the 19 indexed products containing Marzipan:
Marzipan vs other top-decile catalog footprints
Top-decile company for Marzipan: 19 listings averaging 100/100.
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 Marzipan record
Start from Marzipan's 19 catalogued appearances and the attached source fields, then open the product rows that match your use case.
- Review the sampled product records that list Marzipan to see how the ingredient appears in actual labels. See listed products
- Compare another ingredient’s source-backed rating, FDA status, and product footprint. Browse ingredient records
- See the join rules behind screening scores before reading them as dietary advice. Read the methodology
This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.
Marzipan — common follow-ups
Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on Marzipan? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Marzipan, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#9,730 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Which product shelves show up most often with Marzipan? ▼
Marzipan ranks in the top decile by product count (#9,730 of 247,206), appearing in 19 indexed products led by Snacks. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is Marzipan so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Marzipan appears in 19 products (#9,730 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Marzipan). 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.