Potassium Aspartate
Potassium Aspartate appears in 57 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
Potassium Aspartate appears in 57 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.
- 57
- catalogued products
- #4,553
- usage rank of 247,206
- 7
- named brands represented
- 31%
- 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.
Potassium Aspartate sits in the busiest tenth of the catalog (#4,553 / 247,206)
- Usage rank
- #4,553
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 61 others that also appear in exactly 57 products.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 31%
- Averaged label depth puts Potassium Aspartate in the upper half of the list (31% of list length, mean slot 5.7). Compound ingredients and OCR noise mean this cannot stand in for quantity.
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.
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: Potassium Aspartate reaches 7 named brands, most often appears under Beverages, and typically sits in the upper half of the list. Product examples include 6 Essential Electrolytes Daily Electrolyte Drink Mix; 6 Essential Electrolytes Daily Electrolyte Drink Mix Summer Splash Variety Pack; 6 Essential Electrolytes Fruitastic Variety Pack Daily Electrolyte Drink Mix Non-gmo. 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 (51 of 56), 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 Potassium Aspartate
Products Containing Potassium Aspartate
A sample of 16 high-volume listings among the 57 indexed products containing Potassium Aspartate:
Potassium Aspartate vs other top-decile catalog footprints
Top-decile company for Potassium Aspartate: 57 listings averaging 100/100. Comparable product-count neighbours: Natural & Artificial Flavoring · Ancho Chile · Apricot Kernels.
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 Potassium Aspartate evidence
Start from Potassium Aspartate's 57 catalogued appearances and the attached source fields, then open the product rows that match your use case.
- Open the product sample for Potassium Aspartate and read how the term sits on real packages. See listed products
- Compare Potassium Aspartate with a peer such as “Natural & Artificial Flavoring” on source-backed rating, FDA status, and product footprint. Browse ingredient records
- Check the methodology for how FDA SAFFA, CSPI, and Open Food Facts rows are joined on this site. See source joins
This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.
Questions readers ask about Potassium Aspartate
Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on Potassium Aspartate? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Potassium Aspartate, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#4,553 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Which product shelves show up most often with Potassium Aspartate? ▼
Potassium Aspartate ranks in the top decile by product count (#4,553 of 247,206), appearing in 57 indexed products led by Beverages. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is Potassium Aspartate so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Potassium Aspartate appears in 57 products (#4,553 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Potassium Aspartate). 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.