Red Chilli Powder

Red Chilli Powder appears in 63 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

Red Chilli Powder appears in 63 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.

63
catalogued products
#4,249
usage rank of 247,206
27
named brands represented
61%
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.

High-volume listing for Red Chilli Powder - usage rank #4,249

Usage rank
#4,249
of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 52 others that also appear in exactly 63 products.
Typical depth in an ingredient list
61%
Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 63 products listing it (mean slot 12.8). Red Chilli Powder usually falls in the lower half of the 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.

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: Red Chilli Powder reaches 27 named brands, most often appears under Plant-based foods and beverages, and typically sits in the lower half of the list. Product examples include Aloo Bhujia; ALOO BHUJIA spicy patato Noodles; Aloo Paratha Stuffed Indian Bread. 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 3 (41 of 54), 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 Red Chilli Powder

Per-product safety score and flagged-ingredient count from the same sampled listings shown below. Bubble size = linked ingredient rows. Source: Open Food Facts labels x FDA SAFFA x CSPI Chemical Cuisine. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 16 entities by Safety score (X) and Flagged ingredients on label (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. High score, still flaggedLow score, more flaggedHigh score, fewer flaggedLow score, fewer flagged 99.9100.0100.0100100.0100.0100.1 00.00.00.1 Safety score Flagged ingredients on label Safety score vs. flagged-ingredient count for products containing Red Chilli Powder
Per-product safety score and flagged-ingredient count from the same sampled listings shown below. Bubble size = linked ingredient rows. Source: Open Food Facts labels x FDA SAFFA x CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Peer ingredients with comparable catalog mass (near “2% Or Less Of Vegetable Oil”)

Top-decile company for Red Chilli Powder: 63 listings averaging 100/100. Catalog-mass neighbours in view: 2% Or Less Of Vegetable Oil; Acai Powder; Organic Acerola Extract.

Similar product count

Nearest other ingredients by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).

Similar mean product score

Score-axis peers only, mean screening score among ingredients with ≥50 scored products, not a second count list.

Next steps from the Red Chilli Powder page

Start from Red Chilli Powder's 63 catalogued appearances and the attached source fields, then open the product rows that match your use case.

  • Open the product sample for Red Chilli Powder and read how the term sits on real packages. Open product sample
  • Place Red Chilli Powder next to “Acai Powder” (or another peer) using the same FDA/CSPI and prevalence fields. Open a peer record
  • Read how PlainFoodSafe joins source records before treating a screening label as a personal food or health conclusion. Open 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 Red Chilli Powder?

This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Red Chilli Powder, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#4,249 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.

Which product shelves show up most often with Red Chilli Powder?

Red Chilli Powder ranks in the top decile by product count (#4,249 of 247,206), appearing in 63 indexed products led by Plant-based foods and beverages. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.

Why is Red Chilli Powder so common on ingredient lists?

The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Red Chilli Powder appears in 63 products (#4,249 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.

Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Red Chilli Powder). 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.