Sunflower Extract
Sunflower Extract appears in 3 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
Sunflower Extract appears in 3 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.
- 3
- catalogued products
- #35,091
- usage rank of 247,206
- 3
- named brands represented
- 68%
- 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.
Sunflower Extract ranks above 85.8% of catalogued ingredients
- Usage rank
- #35,091
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 11,093 others that also appear in exactly 3 products.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 68%
- Averaged label depth puts Sunflower Extract in the lower half of the list (68% of list length, mean slot 13.0). Compound ingredients and OCR noise mean this cannot stand in for quantity.
Derived by this site from the ingredient lists of every catalogued product (Open Food Facts), recomputed on each data refresh. 247,206 ingredients have at least one appearance and are ranked here. Usage and list position describe prevalence, not safety.
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: Sunflower Extract reaches 3 named brands, most often appears under Cereal-snack, and typically sits in the lower half of the list. Product examples include Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate; Puffed cereal snack carotte patate douce et kale; Salsa Verde Tortilla Style Protein Chips. 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 (3 of 3), 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.
Products Containing Sunflower Extract
Full indexed set for Sunflower Extract — 3 products:
Ingredients with similar product-count or score profiles
Sunflower Extract comparison set — 3 products, mean 100/100.
Similar mean product score
Mean product-score neighbours (≥50 scored products), kept separate from the product-count peers above.
Next steps from the Sunflower Extract page
Use the 3-product footprint and source labels as a starting point, then inspect the records most relevant to your question.
- Open the product sample for Sunflower Extract and read how the term sits on real packages. See listed products
- Compare another ingredient’s source-backed rating, FDA status, and product footprint. Compare a peer
- Read how PlainFoodSafe joins source records before treating a screening label as a personal food or health conclusion. 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 Sunflower Extract? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Sunflower Extract, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#35,091 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Where does Sunflower Extract show up across the catalog? ▼
Sunflower Extract sits above the median for catalog prevalence (3 products, #35,091 of 247,206) across 3 named brands. Category mix varies — use the linked records rather than treating any single shelf as representative.
Why is Sunflower Extract so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The current source record does not specify a technical effect for Sunflower Extract. Its in the lower half of the list and product examples are shown without guessing why manufacturers include it.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Sunflower Extract). 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.