Paprika Extract
Paprika Extract appears in 3,068 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
Paprika Extract appears in 3,068 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.
- 3,068
- catalogued products
- #302
- usage rank of 247,206
- 811
- named brands represented
- 80%
- 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: 845 of 3068 records have some flagged component, while the rest do not. Compare 100% Natural Crispy Chicken Patties; 2 Minute Marinade, Honey, Chili and Garlic; 36 French Macarons to see how surrounding formulations change; do not assign their 0–100 score range to Paprika Extract itself. The ingredient most often sits near the end of the captured list, and Snacks supplies the most useful like-for-like starting point for a label review.
845 of 3,068 linked records have some flagged component
All 3068 NOVA-classified records cluster most heavily in Group 4, while the first-category labels split across several shelves. That makes the 0–100 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.
High-volume listing for Paprika Extract - usage rank #302
- Usage rank
- #302
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, listed in more products than 99.9% of them.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 80%
- Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 3,068 products listing it (mean slot 22.9). Paprika Extract 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.
Computed from parsed product ingredient lists (Open Food Facts). The ranking covers 247,206 ingredients that appear at least once. Neither usage rank nor label depth is a safety clearance.
What else is usually in the same product as Paprika Extract
Across the 3,068 products on this site that list Paprika Extract, 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 2.1x more often with Paprika Extract than in the catalogue at large.
| Additive | Shared products | Share of Paprika Extract products | Share of all products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caramel Coloring | 360 | 11.7% | 5.7% |
| Sodium Nitrite | 138 | 4.5% | 2.4% |
| Yellow 5 | 129 | 4.2% | 4.8% |
| Yellow 6 | 124 | 4% | 3.4% |
| Red 40 | 117 | 3.8% | 5.4% |
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 Paprika Extract
Products Containing Paprika Extract
A sample of 16 high-volume listings among the 3,068 indexed products containing Paprika Extract:
Paprika Extract vs other top-decile catalog footprints
Paprika Extract sits among other busy catalog rows (3,068 products, mean score 93.5/100). Catalog-mass neighbours in view: Sunflower Seeds; Pea Protein; Stevia Leaf Extract. Count peers and score peers are listed separately on purpose.
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.
Next steps from the Paprika Extract page
Start from Paprika Extract's 3,068 catalogued appearances and the attached source fields, then open the product rows that match your use case.
- Check the listed products containing Paprika Extract before treating the aggregate count as a personal conclusion. See listed products
- Place Paprika Extract next to “Pea Protein” (or another peer) using the same FDA/CSPI and prevalence fields. Compare a peer
- Read how PlainFoodSafe joins source records before treating a screening label as a personal food or health conclusion. Read the methodology
This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.
Paprika Extract — common follow-ups
Does Paprika Extract 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 Paprika Extract. Compare like-for-like products before treating the average screening score as an ingredient verdict.
Which product shelves show up most often with Paprika Extract? ▼
Paprika Extract ranks in the top decile by product count (#302 of 247,206), appearing in 3,068 indexed products led by Snacks. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is Paprika Extract so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Paprika Extract appears in 3,068 products (#302 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Paprika Extract). 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.