Potassium Bisulfite
Potassium Bisulfite carries a source-backed screening score of 3/5 and appears in 2 indexed US food products.
Source-backed answer
Potassium Bisulfite appears in 2 catalogued products. CSPI has no rating attached in this snapshot. Its FDA SAFFA status is “GRAS.” Those source labels describe the ingredient; they do not establish whether a particular product, dose, allergy, or diet is safe.
- 2
- catalogued products
- #46,185
- usage rank of 247,206
- 0
- named brands represented
- 89%
- 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.
Upper-half catalog placement for Potassium Bisulfite (#46,185)
- 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
- 89%
- Averaged label depth puts Potassium Bisulfite near the end of the captured list (89% of list length, mean slot 35.0). 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.
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: Potassium Bisulfite reaches 0 named brands, most often appears under Frozen foods, and typically sits near the end of the captured list. Product examples include California style salmon; California style salmon with whole grains, broccoli, peas tomatoes & yellow carrots, california style salmon. 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.
Function
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT
Products Containing Potassium Bisulfite
All 2 indexed products that name Potassium Bisulfite:
Count-or-score neighbours for Potassium Bisulfite
Peer axes for Potassium Bisulfite: 2 products · mean score 100/100.
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 Bisulfite evidence
Start from Potassium Bisulfite's 2 catalogued appearances and the attached source fields, then open the product rows that match your use case.
- Open the product sample for Potassium Bisulfite and read how the term sits on real packages. See listed products
- Compare another ingredient’s source-backed rating, FDA status, and product footprint. Browse ingredient records
- Read how PlainFoodSafe joins source records before treating a screening label as a personal food or health conclusion. 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 Bisulfite
What do the source ratings say about Potassium Bisulfite? ▼
Potassium Bisulfite has a PlainFoodSafe ingredient-screening score of 3/5. FDA SAFFA status: GRAS. With only 0% co-flag overlap in linked products, prevalence and label position often matter as much as the registry labels — and none of them establish product-level safety.
Where does Potassium Bisulfite show up across the catalog? ▼
Potassium Bisulfite 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.
What does Potassium Bisulfite do in food? ▼
Potassium Bisulfite is recorded as a antimicrobial agent in source technical-effect fields.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Potassium Bisulfite). 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.