Oleoresin Capsicum
Oleoresin Capsicum appears in 139 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
Oleoresin Capsicum appears in 139 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.
- 139
- catalogued products
- #2,484
- usage rank of 247,206
- 54
- named brands represented
- 76%
- 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.
How to use this page
Separate this ingredient from its product neighborhood
This is a mixed product neighborhood: 35 of 139 records have some flagged component, while the rest do not. Compare Adjustable Grinder; Asian Style Instant Noodle; Bangkok cookies, thai rice crackers, tom yum to see how surrounding formulations change; do not assign their 25–100 score range to Oleoresin Capsicum itself. The ingredient most often sits near the end of the captured list, and Meats and their products supplies the most useful like-for-like starting point for a label review.
35 of 139 linked records have some flagged component
All 138 NOVA-classified records cluster most heavily in Group 4, while the first-category labels split across several shelves. That makes the 25–100 score spread more informative than the average alone: investigate the low end, identify the actual flagged row, and compare it with a similar unflagged formulation before drawing a conclusion.
Next check: pair one flagged product with a similar unflagged product from the same shelf category.
Oleoresin Capsicum: top-decile catalog footprint (#2,484 of 247,206)
- Usage rank
- #2,484
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 10 others that also appear in exactly 139 products, listed in more products than 99% of them.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 76%
- Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 139 products listing it (mean slot 20.8). Oleoresin Capsicum usually falls near the end of the captured list; this position does not measure its amount because source formatting, compound ingredients and labeling exceptions vary.
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.
What else is usually in the same product as Oleoresin Capsicum
Across the 139 products on this site that list Oleoresin Capsicum, 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. Caramel Coloring shows up about 2.6x more often with Oleoresin Capsicum than in the catalogue at large.
| Additive | Shared products | Share of Oleoresin Capsicum products | Share of all products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caramel Coloring | 21 | 15.1% | 5.7% |
| BHA | 8 | 5.8% | 0.7% |
| Polysorbate 80 | 7 | 5% | 1.3% |
| Propyl Gallate | 5 | 3.6% | 0.2% |
| Yellow 5 | 5 | 3.6% | 4.8% |
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 Oleoresin Capsicum
Products Containing Oleoresin Capsicum
A sample of 16 high-volume listings among the 139 indexed products containing Oleoresin Capsicum:
Oleoresin Capsicum vs other top-decile catalog footprints
Top-decile company for Oleoresin Capsicum: 139 listings averaging 94.6/100. Comparable product-count neighbours: Artificial Flavors And Artificial Colors · Bacterial Cultures · Carob Powder.
Similar product count
Nearest other ingredients by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
Similar mean product score
Nearest other ingredients by mean product screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
What to do with this Oleoresin Capsicum record
139 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on Oleoresin Capsicum are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.
- Open the product sample for Oleoresin Capsicum and read how the term sits on real packages. See listed products
- Place Oleoresin Capsicum next to “Bacterial Cultures” (or another peer) using the same FDA/CSPI and prevalence fields. Browse ingredient records
- Check the methodology for how FDA SAFFA, CSPI, and Open Food Facts rows are joined on this site. Read the methodology
This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.
Questions readers ask about Oleoresin Capsicum
Does Oleoresin Capsicum carry its own safety label in this catalog? ▼
This is a mixed neighborhood: some linked products carry a separate flag while others do not. This snapshot does not attach a standalone FDA/CSPI verdict to Oleoresin Capsicum. Compare like-for-like products before treating the average screening score as an ingredient verdict.
Which product shelves show up most often with Oleoresin Capsicum? ▼
Oleoresin Capsicum ranks in the top decile by product count (#2,484 of 247,206), appearing in 139 indexed products led by Meats and their products. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is Oleoresin Capsicum so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Oleoresin Capsicum appears in 139 products (#2,484 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Oleoresin Capsicum). 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.