Yellow No.5 & Blue No. 1
Yellow No.5 & Blue No. 1 appears in 1 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
Yellow No.5 & Blue No. 1 appears in 1 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.
- 1
- catalogued products
- #71,300
- usage rank of 247,206
- 1
- named brands represented
- 91%
- 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.
Yellow No.5 & Blue No. 1 ranks above 71.2% of catalogued ingredients
- Usage rank
- #71,300
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 175,906 others that also appear in exactly 1 product.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 91%
- Mean relative depth 91% across 1 parsed label, slot 11.0 on average. Yellow No.5 & Blue No. 1 tends to sit near the end of the captured list. Depth is location on the label, not a measured dose.
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: Yellow No.5 & Blue No. 1 reaches 1 named brands, most often appears under Condiments, and typically sits near the end of the captured list. Product examples include Mexico Lindo, Green Habanero Hot Sauce, Extra Hot. 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 1), 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 Yellow No.5 & Blue No. 1
Every indexed product currently listing Yellow No.5 & Blue No. 1 (1 total):
Count-or-score neighbours for Yellow No.5 & Blue No. 1
Yellow No.5 & Blue No. 1 comparison set — 1 products, mean 100/100.
Similar mean product score
Score-axis peers only, mean screening score among ingredients with ≥50 scored products, not a second count list.
What to do with this Yellow No.5 & Blue No. 1 record
1 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on Yellow No.5 & Blue No. 1 are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.
- Open the product sample for Yellow No.5 & Blue No. 1 and read how the term sits on real packages. See listed products
- Browse another ingredient record and keep the same FDA/CSPI and prevalence fields in view. 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 Yellow No.5 & Blue No. 1? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Yellow No.5 & Blue No. 1, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#71,300 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Where does Yellow No.5 & Blue No. 1 show up across the catalog? ▼
Yellow No.5 & Blue No. 1 sits above the median for catalog prevalence (1 products, #71,300 of 247,206) across 1 named brands. Category mix varies — use the linked records rather than treating any single shelf as representative.
Why is Yellow No.5 & Blue No. 1 so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The current source record does not specify a technical effect for Yellow No.5 & Blue No. 1. Its near the end of the captured list and product examples are shown without guessing why manufacturers include it.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Yellow No.5 & Blue No. 1). 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.