Oyster Flavored Sauce

Oyster Flavored Sauce carries a safety score of 3/5 and appears in 36 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 — Oyster Flavored Sauce highlighted.

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

Caramel Coloring22612Red 4021595Yellow 518987Carrageenan17853Blue 116643Yellow 613560Sucralose10490Oyster Flavored Sauce36
Indexed products containing each flagged additive. Source: Open Food Facts ingredient lists × FDA SAFFA × CSPI Chemical Cuisine.
Safety Score
3/5

Safety Assessment

Oyster Flavored Sauce 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

Oyster Flavored Sauce currently appears in 36 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.

Oyster Flavored Sauce 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 Oyster Flavored Sauce 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 Oyster Flavored Sauce
Source Classification Year
FDA SAFFA Not listed 2024
CSPI Chemical Cuisine Not rated 2024
PlainFoodSafe Score 3/5 2026
Product footprint 36 products OpenFoodFacts

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

Products Containing

Showing 36 of 36 products

Aqua star, smart seafood sautes, kung pao shrimp
Aqua Star
95/100
Asian-Style Chicken For Lettuce Wraps
Eating Right
90/100
BANQUET Basic Asian Style Rice Bowl, 7.25 OZ
Unknown
95/100
BANQUET Basic Orange Chicken, 8 OZ
Unknown
95/100
Beef & Broccoli Noodles
Lemon Grass Kitchen
95/100
Beef & Broccoli With White Rice
Ht Traders
95/100
Beef Pepper Steak With Ginger Sesame Sauce And Long Grain Rice, Prepared Entree
Sandridge Food Corporation
95/100
Black pepper chicken
Unknown
95/100
Cashew Chicken Stir-Fry
Eating Right
90/100
Chicken & Broccoli Noodles
Lemon Grass Kitchen
95/100
Chicken & broccoli noodles
Unknown
95/100
Chicken asado
Unknown
80/100
Chicken chow mein
Unknown
95/100
Dim sum black pepper chicken potstickers, dim sum
Unknown
100/100
Drunken noodles with chicken
Unknown
100/100
General tso's chicken carrots, broccoli, red bell peppers, water chestnuts & white rice in a sweet & spicy general tso sauce with tempura white meat chicken skillet meal
Topco Associates Inc.
95/100
Innovasian Cuisine, Lemon Grass Kitchen, Beef & Broccoli Noodles
Innovasian Cuisine Enterprises Llc
95/100
Kickin' chicken szechuan style
Unknown
95/100
Mega Bowls Kung Pao Chicken
Banquet
95/100
Mini Wontons
Fusia
100/100
Mini Wontons Chicken & Vegetable Dumplings
bibigo
95/100
Mini Wontons Chicken & Vegetable Dumplings
bibigo
95/100
Minor's, szechuan sauce
Unknown
95/100
Orange chicken skilled meal
Unknown
95/100
PF CHANGS General Changs Chicken, 22 OZ
Unknown
95/100
Pork Shu Mai Pork Dumplings
Trader Joe's
95/100
Pork siopao steamed bun with pork filling
Oriental Kitchen
95/100
Select seasoned beef with broccoli
Unknown
95/100
Sesame chicken with fried rice, sesame chicken
Unknown
95/100
Shanghai recipe beef
Unknown
90/100
Siopao
Unknown
100/100
Steamed bbq pork buns
O'Tasty Foods Inc.
70/100
Stir fry sauce
Unknown
95/100
Szechuan sauce
Unknown
95/100
Tai pei, shrimp fried rice
Taipei, Tai Pei
95/100
Vegetable pad thai
Giant
95/100

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Oyster Flavored Sauce safe to eat?

Oyster Flavored Sauce has a safety score of 3/5. Always check with a healthcare provider if you have specific dietary concerns.

What products contain Oyster Flavored Sauce?

Oyster Flavored Sauce is found in 36 products in our database, spanning various food categories and brands.

What does Oyster Flavored Sauce do in food?

Oyster Flavored Sauce 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.