Salt And Enzymes. Potato Starch

Salt And Enzymes. Potato Starch carries a safety score of 3/5 and appears in 47 indexed US food products.

Safety score 60.0%

3/5 from FDA SAFFA + CSPI Chemical Cuisine

How common is vs other flagged additives?

Number of indexed products containing each of the most common flagged additives — Salt And Enzymes. Potato Starch highlighted.

Indexed products containing each flagged additive. Source: Open Food Facts ingredient lists × FDA SAFFA × CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Caramel Coloring22612Red 4021595Yellow 518987Carrageenan17853Blue 116643Yellow 613560Sucralose10490Salt And Enzymes. Potato Starch47
Indexed products containing each flagged additive. Source: Open Food Facts ingredient lists × FDA SAFFA × CSPI Chemical Cuisine.
Safety Score
3/5

Safety Assessment

Salt And Enzymes. Potato Starch has a moderate safety profile (3/5). While approved for use, some studies or consumer advocacy groups have raised questions about certain aspects of this ingredient. Consumers who prefer caution may wish to limit intake.

What the Data Says About

Salt And Enzymes. Potato Starch currently appears in 47 products across the OpenFoodFacts catalog we index, which gives a concrete measure of its footprint on US grocery shelves. Our internal safety score of 3/5 synthesizes FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status with the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) Chemical Cuisine classification. These two frameworks capture different questions: regulators ask whether exposure at typical intake is acceptable, while consumer-advocacy groups examine cumulative dietary load and vulnerable-population risk.

Salt And Enzymes. Potato Starch serves one or more technical functions in food manufacturing — stabilization, flavor, preservation, or structural role — which explains its presence across multiple product categories in our database. Inspection and outbreak records frequently trace back to control failures around functional additives, whether through batch contamination, undisclosed substitutions, or labeling mismatches that trigger recall classifications by the FDA.

No specific concern flags are attached to Salt And Enzymes. Potato Starch in our current data snapshot beyond the regulatory and CSPI classifications above. That does not rule out individual sensitivity reactions, and anyone managing allergies, elimination diets, or chronic conditions should verify with a qualified healthcare professional before relying on population-level ratings.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Regulatory and safety classifications for Salt And Enzymes. Potato Starch
Source Classification Year
FDA SAFFA Not listed 2024
CSPI Chemical Cuisine Not rated 2024
PlainFoodSafe Score 3/5 2026
Product footprint 47 products OpenFoodFacts

FDA SAFFA database, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings, OpenFoodFacts product index. See methodology.

Products Containing

Showing 47 of 47 products

Cheddar Cheese
Weis
100/100
Cheddar Cheese
Weis
100/100
Fancy Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese
Food Lion
100/100
Fancy Shredded Parmesan Cheese
Amish Valley
100/100
Finely shredded monterey jack cheese
Unknown
100/100
Finely Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Unknown
100/100
Finely Shredded Swiss Cheese
Food Club
100/100
Hannaford, fancy shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese
Hannaford, Hannaford Bros. Co.
100/100
Key food, whole milk shredded mozzarella cheese
Key Food
100/100
Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese Shredded
Wellsley Farms
100/100
LOW-MOISTURE PART-SKIM MOZZARELLA shredded cheese
Happy Farms by ALDI
100/100
Macaroni And Cheese
Ahold
100/100
Market pantry, low moisture part-skim mozzarella shredded cheese
Market Pantry
100/100
Market pantry, low-moisture part-skim shredded mozzarella cheese
Market Pantry
100/100
Market pantry, shredded mozzarella cheese
Market Pantry
100/100
Mexican style queso cheese
food club
100/100
Mexican Style Shredded Queso Quesadilla Cheese
Price Chopper, Price Chopper Supermarkets
100/100
Mild white cheddar shredded cheese, mild white cheddar
Unknown
100/100
Monterey jack finely shredded cheese, monterey jack
Food Club
100/100
Monterey jack shredded cheese, monterey jack
Unknown
100/100
Mozzarella cheese
Unknown
100/100
Mozzarella cheese
Unknown
100/100
Mozzarella Cheese
Weis
100/100
Mozzarella Cheese
Weis
100/100
Parmesan Cheese
Food Lion, Food Town Stores Inc.
100/100
Pepper jack monterey jack shredded cheese with jalapeno peppers, pepper jack
Unknown
100/100
Sharp Cheddar
My Essentials, Delhaize America Inc.
100/100
Shredded Cheese
Sherwood Food Distributors Llc
100/100
Shredded Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese
Cuba Cheese Shoppe
100/100
Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese
Valu Time, Topco
100/100
shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese
Hannaford
100/100
Shredded monterey jack cheese, monterey jack
Unknown
100/100
Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Price Rite
100/100
Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Schnucks, Schnuck Markets Inc.
100/100
Shredded mozzarella cheese
Unknown
100/100
Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Unknown
100/100
Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Unknown
100/100
Shredded mozzarella cheese
Unknown
100/100
Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
My Essentials
100/100
Shredded Sharp White Cheddar Cheese
Big Y
100/100
Shredded Sharp White Cheddar Cheese
Shoprite
100/100
Spartan, shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese
Spartan
100/100
Swiss finely shredded cheese, swiss
Unknown
100/100
Tops, low-moisture part-skim, mozzarella
Tops, Tops Markets Llc
100/100
White Sharp Cheddar Cheese
Dutch Farms Inc.
100/100
Whole Milk Low Moisture Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Shoprite
100/100
Yoder's, mozzarella cheese
Yoder's, Lipari Foods Operating Company Llc
100/100

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Salt And Enzymes. Potato Starch safe to eat?

Salt And Enzymes. Potato Starch has a safety score of 3/5. Always check with a healthcare provider if you have specific dietary concerns.

What products contain Salt And Enzymes. Potato Starch?

Salt And Enzymes. Potato Starch is found in 47 products in our database, spanning various food categories and brands.

What does Salt And Enzymes. Potato Starch do in food?

Salt And Enzymes. Potato Starch serves various technical functions in food manufacturing and processing.

Where does this ingredient safety data come from?

Safety data comes from the FDA's SAFFA (Substances Added to Food) database, CSPI (Center for Science in the Public Interest) ratings, and the OpenFoodFacts product database. Product counts reflect items cataloged in OpenFoodFacts.