Xanthan Gum Ascorbic Acid

Xanthan Gum Ascorbic Acid appears in 2 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

Xanthan Gum Ascorbic Acid appears in 2 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.

2
catalogued products
#46,185
usage rank of 247,206
2
named brands represented
80%
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 Xanthan Gum Ascorbic Acid (#46,185)

Usage rank
#46,185
of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 25,114 others that also appear in exactly 2 products.
Typical depth in an ingredient list
80%
Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 2 products listing it (mean slot 24.0). Xanthan Gum Ascorbic Acid usually falls near the end of the captured 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.

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: Xanthan Gum Ascorbic Acid reaches 2 named brands, most often appears under Condiments, and typically sits near the end of the captured list. Product examples include Calavo, Fiesta Guacamole; Honey Bun glazed. 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 (1 of 2), 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 Xanthan Gum Ascorbic Acid

All 2 indexed products that name Xanthan Gum Ascorbic Acid:

Download these 2 product rows (CSV) 2 rows PlainFoodSafe selection: CC BY 4.0. Underlying Open Food Facts data: ODbL 1.0.

Count-or-score neighbours for Xanthan Gum Ascorbic Acid

Use the lists below to place Xanthan Gum Ascorbic Acid against similar footprints (2 products).

Similar mean product score

Mean product-score neighbours (≥50 scored products), kept separate from the product-count peers above.

Using the Xanthan Gum Ascorbic Acid evidence

2 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on Xanthan Gum Ascorbic Acid are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.

  • Check the listed products containing Xanthan Gum Ascorbic Acid before treating the aggregate count as a personal conclusion. See listed products
  • Move to a second ingredient page and compare registry fields plus catalog mass side by side. Compare a peer
  • 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.

Xanthan Gum Ascorbic Acid — common follow-ups

Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on Xanthan Gum Ascorbic Acid?

This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Xanthan Gum Ascorbic Acid, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#46,185 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.

Where does Xanthan Gum Ascorbic Acid show up across the catalog?

Xanthan Gum Ascorbic Acid sits above the median for catalog prevalence (2 products, #46,185 of 247,206) across 2 named brands. Category mix varies — use the linked records rather than treating any single shelf as representative.

Why is Xanthan Gum Ascorbic Acid so common on ingredient lists?

The current source record does not specify a technical effect for Xanthan Gum Ascorbic Acid. Its near the end of the captured list and product examples are shown without guessing why manufacturers include it.

Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Xanthan Gum Ascorbic Acid). 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.