Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese
Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese appears in 68 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
Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese appears in 68 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.
- 68
- catalogued products
- #4,047
- usage rank of 247,206
- 36
- named brands represented
- 51%
- 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.
Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese: top-decile catalog footprint (#4,047 of 247,206)
- Usage rank
- #4,047
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 49 others that also appear in exactly 68 products, listed in more products than 98.4% of them.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 51%
- Mean relative depth 51% across 68 parsed labels, slot 11.7 on average. Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese tends to sit in the lower half of the list. Depth is location on the label, not a measured dose.
Ranks use Open Food Facts ingredient rows on this site’s refresh cycle. 247,206 ingredients with ≥1 product appearance enter the ranking. Prevalence and list depth are catalog facts, not toxicology.
Reading this ingredient record
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: Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese reaches 36 named brands, most often appears under Condiments, and typically sits in the lower half of the list. Product examples include 3 Cheese Chicken Alfredo; Alfredo; Alfredo Arrabbiata. 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 (46 of 63), 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.
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 Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese
Products Containing Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese
A sample of 16 high-volume listings among the 68 indexed products containing Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese:
Peer ingredients with comparable catalog mass (near “100% Whole Grain Oat Flour”)
Top-decile company for Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese: 68 listings averaging 100/100. Nearest count peers include “100% Whole Grain Oat Flour”, “2% Or Less Of Modified Cornstarch”, “Anchovy Puree”.
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.
Using the Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese evidence
68 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.
- Review the sampled product records that list Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese to see how the ingredient appears in actual labels. See listed products
- Move to a second ingredient page and compare registry fields plus catalog mass side by side. Compare a peer
- See the join rules behind screening scores before reading them as dietary advice. Open methodology
This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.
Questions readers ask about Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese
Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#4,047 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Which product shelves show up most often with Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese? ▼
Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese ranks in the top decile by product count (#4,047 of 247,206), appearing in 68 indexed products led by Condiments. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese appears in 68 products (#4,047 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese). 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.