Mullein Leaf

Mullein Leaf 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

Mullein Leaf 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
3
named brands represented
53%
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.

Mullein Leaf 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
53%
Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 9 products listing it (mean slot 6.7). Mullein Leaf usually falls in the lower 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.

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: Mullein Leaf reaches 3 named brands, most often appears under Plant-based foods and beverages, and typically sits in the lower half of the list. Product examples include Breathe deep tea; Echinacea Immune Support Tea; Mullein Leaf Tea. 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 (2 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.

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 Mullein Leaf

Per-product safety score and flagged-ingredient count from the same sampled listings shown below. Bubble size = linked ingredient rows. Source: Open Food Facts labels x FDA SAFFA x CSPI Chemical Cuisine. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 9 entities by Safety score (X) and Flagged ingredients on label (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. High score, still flaggedLow score, more flaggedHigh score, fewer flaggedLow score, fewer flagged 99.9100.0100.0100100.0100.0100.1 00.00.00.1 Safety score Flagged ingredients on label Safety score vs. flagged-ingredient count for products containing Mullein Leaf Breathe deep teaEchinacea Immune Support TeaMullein Leaf TeaThroat Comfort TeaWellness FormulaWellness FormulaOrganic herbal tea, spearmint, mullein, thymePower, energy & stamina herbal tea, nettles, sumac, sassafrasThyme-eucalyptus tes
Per-product safety score and flagged-ingredient count from the same sampled listings shown below. Bubble size = linked ingredient rows. Source: Open Food Facts labels x FDA SAFFA x CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

High-volume peers for Mullein Leaf

High-volume peers for Mullein Leaf: 9 products, mean screening score 100/100. Axes below stay distinct so count-neighbors do not duplicate score-neighbors.

Similar mean product score

Nearest other ingredients by mean product screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.

Next steps from the Mullein Leaf page

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 Mullein Leaf before treating the aggregate count as a personal conclusion. Open product sample
  • Move to a second ingredient page and compare registry fields plus catalog mass side by side. Open a peer record
  • 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.

Mullein Leaf — common follow-ups

Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on Mullein Leaf?

This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Mullein Leaf, 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 Mullein Leaf?

Mullein Leaf ranks in the top decile by product count (#16,390 of 247,206), appearing in 9 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 Mullein Leaf so common on ingredient lists?

The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Mullein Leaf appears in 9 products (#16,390 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.

Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Mullein Leaf). 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.