Transglutaminase
Transglutaminase carries a source-backed screening score of 2/5 and appears in 15 indexed US food products. CSPI rates it “Caution.”
Source-backed answer
Transglutaminase appears in 15 catalogued products. CSPI rates it “Caution.” No FDA SAFFA status is attached. Those source labels describe the ingredient; they do not establish whether a particular product, dose, allergy, or diet is safe.
- 15
- catalogued products
- #11,449
- usage rank of 247,206
- 10
- named brands represented
- 70%
- 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 Transglutaminase - usage rank #11,449
- Usage rank
- #11,449
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 546 others that also appear in exactly 15 products.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 70%
- Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 15 products listing it (mean slot 18.0). Transglutaminase 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.
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: Transglutaminase reaches 10 named brands, most often appears under Plant-based foods and beverages, and typically sits in the lower half of the list. Product examples include Beef and tendon meatballs; Classic style sausage egg and cheese sandwich; Eggs from plants. 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 (14 of 15), 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
Other
How do the sampled products compare?
Each point is one of the 15 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 Transglutaminase
Products Containing Transglutaminase
High-volume slice (15 of 15) for products naming Transglutaminase:
Peer ingredients with comparable catalog mass
High-volume peers for Transglutaminase: 15 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.
What to do with this Transglutaminase record
Start from Transglutaminase's 15 catalogued appearances and the attached source fields, then open the product rows that match your use case.
- Check the listed products containing Transglutaminase before treating the aggregate count as a personal conclusion. See listed products
- Compare another ingredient’s source-backed rating, FDA status, and product footprint. 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.
Questions readers ask about Transglutaminase
What do the source ratings say about Transglutaminase? ▼
Transglutaminase has a PlainFoodSafe ingredient-screening score of 2/5. CSPI rates it "Caution." 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.
Which product shelves show up most often with Transglutaminase? ▼
Transglutaminase ranks in the top decile by product count (#11,449 of 247,206), appearing in 15 indexed products led by Plant-based foods and beverages. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
What does Transglutaminase do in food? ▼
Transglutaminase is recorded as a other in source technical-effect fields.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Transglutaminase). 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.