Semi-sweet Chocolate Chunk
Semi-sweet Chocolate Chunk appears in 5 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
Semi-sweet Chocolate Chunk appears in 5 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.
- 5
- catalogued products
- #24,708
- usage rank of 247,206
- 3
- named brands represented
- 74%
- 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 Semi-sweet Chocolate Chunk - usage rank #24,708
- Usage rank
- #24,708
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 4,103 others that also appear in exactly 5 products.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 74%
- Averaged label depth puts Semi-sweet Chocolate Chunk in the lower half of the list (74% of list length, mean slot 22.2). 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: Semi-sweet Chocolate Chunk reaches 3 named brands, most often appears under Snacks, and typically sits in the lower half of the list. Product examples include Chocolate Chunk Sea Salt; Seven Layer Graham Cracker Crust Topped With Chocolate And Sweetened Condensed Milk. Finished With Crumbled Walnuts, Milk Chocolate Chips, Shredded Coconut, And A Butterscotch Drizzle. Bar, Seven Layer; The fresh market, coffee shop crunch. 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 (5 of 5), 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 5 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 Semi-sweet Chocolate Chunk
Products Containing Semi-sweet Chocolate Chunk
5 busy labels from the 5 indexed products that list Semi-sweet Chocolate Chunk:
High-volume peers for Semi-sweet Chocolate Chunk
Semi-sweet Chocolate Chunk sits among other busy catalog rows (5 products, mean score 100/100). Count peers and score peers are listed separately on purpose.
Similar mean product score
Score-axis peers only, mean screening score among ingredients with ≥50 scored products, not a second count list.
Using the Semi-sweet Chocolate Chunk evidence
5 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on Semi-sweet Chocolate Chunk are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.
- Review the sampled product records that list Semi-sweet Chocolate Chunk to see how the ingredient appears in actual labels. Open product sample
- Move to a second ingredient page and compare registry fields plus catalog mass side by side. Browse ingredient records
- See the join rules behind screening scores before reading them as dietary advice. See source joins
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 Semi-sweet Chocolate Chunk? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Semi-sweet Chocolate Chunk, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#24,708 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Which product shelves show up most often with Semi-sweet Chocolate Chunk? ▼
Semi-sweet Chocolate Chunk ranks in the top decile by product count (#24,708 of 247,206), appearing in 5 indexed products led by Snacks. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is Semi-sweet Chocolate Chunk so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Semi-sweet Chocolate Chunk appears in 5 products (#24,708 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Semi-sweet Chocolate Chunk). 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.