Mycoprotein
Mycoprotein carries a source-backed screening score of 3/5 and appears in 24 indexed US food products. CSPI rates it “Certain People Should Avoid.”
Source-backed answer
Mycoprotein appears in 24 catalogued products. CSPI rates it “Certain People Should Avoid.” No FDA SAFFA status is attached. Those source labels describe the ingredient; they do not establish whether a particular product, dose, allergy, or diet is safe.
- 24
- catalogued products
- #8,251
- usage rank of 247,206
- 1
- named brands represented
- 1%
- 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.
Mycoprotein: top-decile catalog footprint (#8,251 of 247,206)
- Usage rank
- #8,251
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 260 others that also appear in exactly 24 products.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 1%
- Mean relative depth 1% across 24 parsed labels, slot 1.3 on average. Mycoprotein tends to sit near the top of the captured 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: Mycoprotein reaches 1 named brands, most often appears under Plant-based foods and beverages, and typically sits near the top of the captured list. Product examples include Bacon Style Slices; Chicken & sharp cheese cutlets; Chicken patties. 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 (22 of 24), 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.
Function
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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 Mycoprotein
Products Containing Mycoprotein
High-volume slice (16 of 24) for products naming Mycoprotein:
Mycoprotein vs other top-decile catalog footprints
Mycoprotein sits among other busy catalog rows (24 products, mean score 100/100). Count peers and score peers are listed separately on purpose.
Similar mean product score
Nearest other ingredients by mean product screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
Using the Mycoprotein evidence
Use the 24-product footprint and source labels as a starting point, then inspect the records most relevant to your question.
- Open the product sample for Mycoprotein and read how the term sits on real packages. Browse linked labels
- Browse another ingredient record and keep the same FDA/CSPI and prevalence fields in view. Open a peer record
- Check the methodology for how FDA SAFFA, CSPI, and Open Food Facts rows are joined on this site. See source joins
This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.
Mycoprotein — common follow-ups
What do the source ratings say about Mycoprotein? ▼
Mycoprotein has a PlainFoodSafe ingredient-screening score of 3/5. CSPI rates it "Certain People Should Avoid." With only 0% co-flag overlap in linked products, prevalence and label position often matter as much as the registry labels — and none of them establish product-level safety.
Which product shelves show up most often with Mycoprotein? ▼
Mycoprotein ranks in the top decile by product count (#8,251 of 247,206), appearing in 24 indexed products led by Plant-based foods and beverages. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
What does Mycoprotein do in food? ▼
Mycoprotein is recorded as a other in source technical-effect fields.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Mycoprotein). 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.