Propyl Alcohol
Propyl Alcohol carries a source-backed screening score of 3/5 and appears in 1 indexed US food products.
Source-backed answer
Propyl Alcohol appears in 1 catalogued products. CSPI has no rating attached in this snapshot. Its FDA SAFFA status is “Approved.” Those source labels describe the ingredient; they do not establish whether a particular product, dose, allergy, or diet is safe.
- 1
- catalogued products
- #71,300
- usage rank of 247,206
- 0
- named brands represented
- 90%
- 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 Propyl Alcohol (#71,300)
- Usage rank
- #71,300
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 175,906 others that also appear in exactly 1 product.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 90%
- Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 1 product listing it (mean slot 20.0). Propyl Alcohol 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: Propyl Alcohol reaches 0 named brands, most often appears under uncategorized products, and typically sits near the end of the captured list. Product examples include Tatcha. 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 (1 of 1), 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
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Products Containing Propyl Alcohol
All 1 indexed product that name Propyl Alcohol:
Parallel catalog profiles to Propyl Alcohol
Peer axes for Propyl Alcohol: 1 products · mean score 100/100.
Similar mean product score
Mean product-score neighbours (≥50 scored products), kept separate from the product-count peers above.
What to do with this Propyl Alcohol record
Use the 1-product footprint and source labels as a starting point, then inspect the records most relevant to your question.
- Check the listed products containing Propyl Alcohol before treating the aggregate count as a personal conclusion. Browse linked labels
- Compare another ingredient’s source-backed rating, FDA status, and product footprint. Open a peer record
- Check the methodology for how FDA SAFFA, CSPI, and Open Food Facts rows are joined on this site. Open methodology
This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.
Propyl Alcohol — common follow-ups
What do the source ratings say about Propyl Alcohol? ▼
Propyl Alcohol has a PlainFoodSafe ingredient-screening score of 3/5. FDA SAFFA status: Approved. 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 Propyl Alcohol show up across the catalog? ▼
Propyl Alcohol sits above the median for catalog prevalence (1 products, #71,300 of 247,206). Category mix varies — use the linked records rather than treating any single shelf as representative.
What does Propyl Alcohol do in food? ▼
Propyl Alcohol is recorded as a flavoring agent or adjuvant, solvent or vehicle in source technical-effect fields.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Propyl Alcohol). 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.