Saffiower
Saffiower appears in 3 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
Saffiower appears in 3 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.
- 3
- catalogued products
- #35,091
- usage rank of 247,206
- 0
- named brands represented
- 42%
- 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 Saffiower (#35,091)
- Usage rank
- #35,091
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 11,093 others that also appear in exactly 3 products.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 42%
- Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 3 products listing it (mean slot 5.3). Saffiower usually falls in the upper half of the list; this position does not measure its amount because source formatting, compound ingredients and labeling exceptions vary.
Computed from parsed product ingredient lists (Open Food Facts). The ranking covers 247,206 ingredients that appear at least once. Neither usage rank nor label depth is a safety clearance.
What this page can and cannot answer
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: Saffiower reaches 0 named brands, most often appears under Snacks, and typically sits in the upper half of the list. Product examples include Bickel's White Cheddar Popcorn; Carmens tortilla chips; Corn Chips. 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 (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 Saffiower
Full indexed set for Saffiower — 3 products:
Parallel catalog profiles to Saffiower
Saffiower comparison set — 3 products, mean 100/100.
Similar mean product score
Nearest other ingredients by mean product screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
Next steps from the Saffiower page
3 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on Saffiower are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.
- Open the product sample for Saffiower and read how the term sits on real packages. See listed products
- Browse another ingredient record and keep the same FDA/CSPI and prevalence fields in view. Compare a peer
- Read how PlainFoodSafe joins source records before treating a screening label as a personal food or health conclusion. Read the methodology
This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.
Questions readers ask about Saffiower
Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on Saffiower? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Saffiower, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#35,091 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Where does Saffiower show up across the catalog? ▼
Saffiower sits above the median for catalog prevalence (3 products, #35,091 of 247,206). Category mix varies — use the linked records rather than treating any single shelf as representative.
Why is Saffiower so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The current source record does not specify a technical effect for Saffiower. Its in the upper half of the list and product examples are shown without guessing why manufacturers include it.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Saffiower). 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.