Shellac Wax
Shellac Wax carries a source-backed screening score of 3/5 and appears in 1 indexed US food products.
Source-backed answer
Shellac Wax appears in 1 catalogued products. CSPI has no rating attached in this snapshot. Its FDA SAFFA status is “GRAS.” 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
- 1
- named brands represented
- 89%
- 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.
Shellac Wax: above-median product count (beats 71.2% of ranked ingredients)
- 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
- 89%
- Averaged label depth puts Shellac Wax near the end of the captured list (89% of list length, mean slot 18.0). 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: Shellac Wax reaches 1 named brands, most often appears under Snacks, and typically sits near the end of the captured list. Product examples include Almond Chocolate. 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
SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Products Containing Shellac Wax
Every indexed product currently listing Shellac Wax (1 total):
Ingredients with similar product-count or score profiles
Shellac Wax comparison set — 1 products, mean 100/100.
Similar mean product score
Score-axis peers only, mean screening score among ingredients with ≥50 scored products, not a second count list.
Using the Shellac Wax evidence
1 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on Shellac Wax are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.
- Check the listed products containing Shellac Wax before treating the aggregate count as a personal conclusion. Browse linked labels
- Browse another ingredient record and keep the same FDA/CSPI and prevalence fields in view. Compare a peer
- Check the methodology for how FDA SAFFA, CSPI, and Open Food Facts rows are joined on this site. 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 Shellac Wax
What do the source ratings say about Shellac Wax? ▼
Shellac Wax has a PlainFoodSafe ingredient-screening score of 3/5. FDA SAFFA status: GRAS. 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 Shellac Wax show up across the catalog? ▼
Shellac Wax sits above the median for catalog prevalence (1 products, #71,300 of 247,206) across 1 named brands. Category mix varies — use the linked records rather than treating any single shelf as representative.
What does Shellac Wax do in food? ▼
Shellac Wax is recorded as a surface-finishing agent in source technical-effect fields.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Shellac Wax). 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.