Sodium Fumarate

Sodium Fumarate carries a source-backed screening score of 3/5 and appears in 4 indexed US food products.

Source-backed answer

Sodium Fumarate appears in 4 catalogued products. CSPI has no rating attached in this snapshot. Its FDA SAFFA status is “Approved.” Those source labels describe the ingredient; they do not establish whether a particular product, dose, allergy, or diet is safe.

4
catalogued products
#28,812
usage rank of 247,206
2
named brands represented
97%
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 Sodium Fumarate (#28,812)

Usage rank
#28,812
of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 6,278 others that also appear in exactly 4 products.
Typical depth in an ingredient list
97%
Averaged label depth puts Sodium Fumarate near the end of the captured list (97% of list length, mean slot 27.5). 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.

How to use this page

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: Sodium Fumarate reaches 2 named brands, most often appears under Plant-based foods and beverages, and typically sits near the end of the captured list. Product examples include Kibun Foods, Deep Fried Surimi Seafood W/Cabbage And Shrimp; Kibun Foods, Surimi Seafood With Tofu And Edamame; Original English Muffins. 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 (4 of 4), 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

NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT

How do the sampled products compare?

Each point is one of the 4 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 Sodium Fumarate

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 4 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 Sodium Fumarate Kibun Foods, Deep Fried Surimi Seafood W/Cabbage And ShrimpKibun Foods, Surimi Seafood With Tofu And EdamameOriginal English MuffinsEnglish muffins
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.

Products Containing Sodium Fumarate

Every indexed product currently listing Sodium Fumarate (4 total):

Download these 4 product rows (CSV) 4 rows PlainFoodSafe selection: CC BY 4.0. Underlying Open Food Facts data: ODbL 1.0.

Parallel catalog profiles to Sodium Fumarate

Sodium Fumarate comparison set — 4 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 Sodium Fumarate page

Use the 4-product footprint and source labels as a starting point, then inspect the records most relevant to your question.

  • Review the sampled product records that list Sodium Fumarate to see how the ingredient appears in actual labels. See listed products
  • Compare another ingredient’s source-backed rating, FDA status, and product footprint. Open a peer record
  • Read how PlainFoodSafe joins source records before treating a screening label as a personal food or health conclusion. See source joins

This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.

Sodium Fumarate — common follow-ups

What do the source ratings say about Sodium Fumarate?

Sodium Fumarate has a PlainFoodSafe ingredient-screening score of 3/5. FDA SAFFA status: Approved. 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 Sodium Fumarate show up across the catalog?

Sodium Fumarate sits above the median for catalog prevalence (4 products, #28,812 of 247,206) across 2 named brands. Category mix varies — use the linked records rather than treating any single shelf as representative.

What does Sodium Fumarate do in food?

Sodium Fumarate is recorded as a nutrient supplement in source technical-effect fields.

Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Sodium Fumarate). 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.