Teff
Teff appears in 110 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
Teff appears in 110 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.
- 110
- catalogued products
- #2,934
- usage rank of 247,206
- 43
- named brands represented
- 47%
- 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.
Teff: top-decile catalog footprint (#2,934 of 247,206)
- Usage rank
- #2,934
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 15 others that also appear in exactly 110 products, listed in more products than 98.8% of them.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 47%
- Averaged label depth puts Teff in the upper half of the list (47% of list length, mean slot 15.9). 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: Teff reaches 43 named brands, most often appears under Plant-based foods and beverages, and typically sits in the upper half of the list. Product examples include 18 grains&seeds bread; 19 grain bread, 19 grain; 22 Grains & Seeds Organic Bread. 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 (92 of 108), 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 Teff
Products Containing Teff
A sample of 16 high-volume listings among the 110 indexed products containing Teff:
Peer ingredients with comparable catalog mass (near “Apricot Puree”)
Top-decile company for Teff: 110 listings averaging 100/100. Comparable product-count neighbours: Apricot Puree · Cream Cheese Powder · Cultured Low Fat Milk.
Similar product count
Nearest other ingredients by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
Similar mean product score
Nearest other ingredients by mean product screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
What to do with this Teff record
110 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on Teff are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.
- Check the listed products containing Teff before treating the aggregate count as a personal conclusion. Open product sample
- Place Teff next to “Cream Cheese Powder” (or another peer) using the same FDA/CSPI and prevalence fields. 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 Teff? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Teff, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#2,934 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Which product shelves show up most often with Teff? ▼
Teff ranks in the top decile by product count (#2,934 of 247,206), appearing in 110 indexed products led by Plant-based foods and beverages. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is Teff so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Teff appears in 110 products (#2,934 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Teff). 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.