Polyoxyl 40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Polyoxyl 40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil appears in 2 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
Polyoxyl 40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil appears in 2 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.
- 2
- catalogued products
- #46,185
- usage rank of 247,206
- 0
- named brands represented
- 92%
- 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.
Polyoxyl 40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil: above-median product count (beats 81.3% of ranked ingredients)
- Usage rank
- #46,185
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 25,114 others that also appear in exactly 2 products.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 92%
- Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 2 products listing it (mean slot 27.5). Polyoxyl 40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil 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.
How to use this page
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: Polyoxyl 40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil reaches 0 named brands, most often appears under uncategorized products, and typically sits near the end of the captured list. Product examples include immodium A-D; up & up anti diarrheal. 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 (2 of 2), 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.
Products Containing Polyoxyl 40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
All 2 indexed products that name Polyoxyl 40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil:
Parallel catalog profiles to Polyoxyl 40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Use the lists below to place Polyoxyl 40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil against similar footprints (2 products).
Similar mean product score
Score-axis peers only, mean screening score among ingredients with ≥50 scored products, not a second count list.
Using the Polyoxyl 40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil evidence
Start from Polyoxyl 40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil's 2 catalogued appearances and the attached source fields, then open the product rows that match your use case.
- Check the listed products containing Polyoxyl 40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil before treating the aggregate count as a personal conclusion. Open product sample
- Move to a second ingredient page and compare registry fields plus catalog mass side by side. 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on Polyoxyl 40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Polyoxyl 40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#46,185 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Where does Polyoxyl 40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil show up across the catalog? ▼
Polyoxyl 40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil sits above the median for catalog prevalence (2 products, #46,185 of 247,206). Category mix varies — use the linked records rather than treating any single shelf as representative.
Why is Polyoxyl 40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The current source record does not specify a technical effect for Polyoxyl 40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil. Its near the end of the captured list and product examples are shown without guessing why manufacturers include it.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Polyoxyl 40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil). 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.