Sorbitol Humectant
Sorbitol Humectant appears in 16 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
Sorbitol Humectant appears in 16 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.
- 16
- catalogued products
- #10,944
- usage rank of 247,206
- 5
- named brands represented
- 62%
- 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 Sorbitol Humectant - usage rank #10,944
- Usage rank
- #10,944
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 504 others that also appear in exactly 16 products.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 62%
- Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 16 products listing it (mean slot 12.4). Sorbitol Humectant usually falls in the lower 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: Sorbitol Humectant reaches 5 named brands, most often appears under Snacks, and typically sits in the lower half of the list. Product examples include A whole hazelnut in chewy caramel with chocolate hazelnut filling and chocolate; Caramel chocolate whole hazelnut cream, caramel chocolate; Chewy caramel 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 (16 of 16), 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 16 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 Sorbitol Humectant
Products Containing Sorbitol Humectant
A sample of 16 high-volume listings among the 16 indexed products containing Sorbitol Humectant:
Peer ingredients with comparable catalog mass
High-volume peers for Sorbitol Humectant: 16 products, mean screening score 100/100. Axes below stay distinct so count-neighbors do not duplicate score-neighbors.
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 Sorbitol Humectant page
16 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on Sorbitol Humectant are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.
- Review the sampled product records that list Sorbitol Humectant to see how the ingredient appears in actual labels. Browse linked labels
- Compare another ingredient’s source-backed rating, FDA status, and product footprint. Open a peer record
- See the join rules behind screening scores before reading them as dietary advice. Read the methodology
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 Sorbitol Humectant? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Sorbitol Humectant, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#10,944 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Which product shelves show up most often with Sorbitol Humectant? ▼
Sorbitol Humectant ranks in the top decile by product count (#10,944 of 247,206), appearing in 16 indexed products led by Snacks. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is Sorbitol Humectant so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Sorbitol Humectant appears in 16 products (#10,944 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Sorbitol Humectant). 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.