Or Less Of Mono And Diglycerides

Or Less Of Mono And Diglycerides carries a safety score of 3/5 and appears in 61 indexed US food products.

Safety score 60.0%

3/5 from FDA SAFFA + CSPI Chemical Cuisine

How common is vs other flagged additives?

Number of indexed products containing each of the most common flagged additives — Or Less Of Mono And Diglycerides highlighted.

Indexed products containing each flagged additive. Source: Open Food Facts ingredient lists × FDA SAFFA × CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Caramel Coloring22612Red 4021595Yellow 518987Carrageenan17853Blue 116643Yellow 613560Sucralose10490Or Less Of Mono And Diglycerides61
Indexed products containing each flagged additive. Source: Open Food Facts ingredient lists × FDA SAFFA × CSPI Chemical Cuisine.
Safety Score
3/5

Safety Assessment

Or Less Of Mono And Diglycerides has a moderate safety profile (3/5). While approved for use, some studies or consumer advocacy groups have raised questions about certain aspects of this ingredient. Consumers who prefer caution may wish to limit intake.

What the Data Says About

Or Less Of Mono And Diglycerides currently appears in 61 products across the OpenFoodFacts catalog we index, which gives a concrete measure of its footprint on US grocery shelves. Our internal safety score of 3/5 synthesizes FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status with the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) Chemical Cuisine classification. These two frameworks capture different questions: regulators ask whether exposure at typical intake is acceptable, while consumer-advocacy groups examine cumulative dietary load and vulnerable-population risk.

Or Less Of Mono And Diglycerides serves one or more technical functions in food manufacturing — stabilization, flavor, preservation, or structural role — which explains its presence across multiple product categories in our database. Inspection and outbreak records frequently trace back to control failures around functional additives, whether through batch contamination, undisclosed substitutions, or labeling mismatches that trigger recall classifications by the FDA.

No specific concern flags are attached to Or Less Of Mono And Diglycerides in our current data snapshot beyond the regulatory and CSPI classifications above. That does not rule out individual sensitivity reactions, and anyone managing allergies, elimination diets, or chronic conditions should verify with a qualified healthcare professional before relying on population-level ratings.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Regulatory and safety classifications for Or Less Of Mono And Diglycerides
Source Classification Year
FDA SAFFA Not listed 2024
CSPI Chemical Cuisine Not rated 2024
PlainFoodSafe Score 3/5 2026
Product footprint 61 products OpenFoodFacts

FDA SAFFA database, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings, OpenFoodFacts product index. See methodology.

Products Containing

Showing 50 of 61 products

A frozen dairy confection fudge bar
Unknown
100/100
Bear Creek Caramel Ice Cream
Kemps
90/100
Black raspberry ice cream with blackberry swirls & chocolate flavored flakes, midnight black raspberry
Unknown
45/100
Blue bunny, chocolate caramel cashew
Blue Bunny, Wells Enterprises Inc.
95/100
Bon Suisse, Frozen Dairy Dessert, Neapolitan
Enm Foods
70/100
Butter pecan reduced fat ice cream, butter pecan
Blue Bunny, Wells Enterprises Inc.
90/100
Cake
Coffee House Cafe
95/100
Candy center crunch ice cream
Unknown
90/100
Caramel Cold Brew Ice Cream, Caramel; Cold Brew Coffee
Blue bunny
95/100
Caramel ice cream with a sea salt caramel swirl between artificially flavored vanilla wafers sandwiches, sea salt caramel
Unknown
90/100
Caramel peanut butter ice cream topped with caramel and peanuts covered in a thick layer of rich chocolate flavored coating bars, caramel peanut butter
Unknown
95/100
Cheesecake ice cream bites
Unknown
45/100
Chocolate chip cookie vanilla flavored premium ice cream between two chocolate chip cookies, edged with mini chocolate chips sandwiches
Unknown
95/100
Chocolate chip flavored soft & chewy cookies
Weis, Weis Markets Inc.
100/100
Chocolate chip soft cookies
Valu Time, Kingston Marketing Co
100/100
Chocolate cupcake flavored ice cream with marshmallow swirl & chocolate cake pieces, chocolate cupcake
Unknown
95/100
Chocolate eclair bar
Unknown
90/100
Chocolate flavored wafers reduced fat ice cream sandwiches, chocolate
Blue Bunny, Wells Enterprises Inc.
90/100
Chocolate reduced fat ice cream, chocolate
Blue Bunny, Wells Enterprises Inc.
95/100
Classic ice cream
Unknown
95/100
Cookie Dough Flavored Ice Cream With Chocolate
Purple Cow
95/100
Cookies, candies & brownies
Unknown
0/100
Double chocolate reduced fat ice cream dipped in chocolate flavored coating bars, double chocolate
Unknown
95/100
Dutch Cocoa Soft Cookies
Big Y Foods Inc.
100/100
Ella's Oven, Dutch Cocoa Cookies
Ellison Bakery Inc.
100/100
Fareway chocolate ice cream
Unknown
95/100
Frozen dairy dessert
Enm Foods
95/100
Frozen Yogurt
Sam's Choice
95/100
Fudge Bar
Unknown
100/100
Fudge bar
Unknown
100/100
Ice Cream
Great Value
95/100
Ice Cream
Bruno's Supermarkets Inc.
95/100
Ice cream bars
Unknown
95/100
Ice cream cake
Unknown
65/100
Ice cream snadwiches
Unknown
90/100
Ice Dream, Frozen Dairy Dessert
Bon Suisse
95/100
Ice Dream, Frozen Dairy Dessert, Chocolate Chip
Enm Foods
95/100
Laffy Taffy FRUIT COMBOS
Laffy Taffy
75/100
Light Ice Cream
Clear Value
95/100
Mashed Potato Granules
Basic American Foods
100/100
Monkey Business Super Premium Ice Cream
Welsh Farms
95/100
Old Fashioned Soft Cookies
Rosko & Rosko
100/100
Peanut butter brownie chunks and peanut butter fudge swirl reduced fat ice cream, peanut butter brownie
Blue Bunny, Wells Enterprises Inc.
90/100
Premium Ice Cream
Tops
90/100
Premium Ice Cream
Tops
95/100
Premium ice cream
Unknown
90/100
Premium ice cream
Unknown
95/100
Premium Toffee Ice Cream With Toffee Chunks And A Thick Caramel Ribbon, Mt. Toffee
Fareway
95/100
Sandwich
Unknown
90/100
Sea Salt Caramel Light Ice Cream
Sundae Shoppe
85/100

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Or Less Of Mono And Diglycerides safe to eat?

Or Less Of Mono And Diglycerides has a safety score of 3/5. Always check with a healthcare provider if you have specific dietary concerns.

What products contain Or Less Of Mono And Diglycerides?

Or Less Of Mono And Diglycerides is found in 61 products in our database, spanning various food categories and brands.

What does Or Less Of Mono And Diglycerides do in food?

Or Less Of Mono And Diglycerides serves various technical functions in food manufacturing and processing.

Where does this ingredient safety data come from?

Safety data comes from the FDA's SAFFA (Substances Added to Food) database, CSPI (Center for Science in the Public Interest) ratings, and the OpenFoodFacts product database. Product counts reflect items cataloged in OpenFoodFacts.