Zetmeel
Zetmeel appears in 16 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
Zetmeel appears in 16 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.
- 16
- catalogued products
- #10,944
- usage rank of 247,206
- 9
- named brands represented
- 30%
- 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.
Zetmeel sits in the busiest tenth of the catalog (#10,944 / 247,206)
- Usage rank
- #10,944
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 504 others that also appear in exactly 16 products.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 30%
- Mean relative depth 30% across 16 parsed labels, slot 9.1 on average. Zetmeel tends to sit in the upper half of the list. Depth is location on the label, not a measured dose.
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: Zetmeel reaches 9 named brands, most often appears under Snacks, and typically sits in the upper half of the list. Product examples include Basis voor Italiaanse kruiden saus; chinese tomatensoep; Droptoppers. 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 (16 of 16), 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 Zetmeel
Products Containing Zetmeel
A sample of 16 high-volume listings among the 16 indexed products containing Zetmeel:
Peer ingredients with comparable catalog mass
Top-decile company for Zetmeel: 16 listings averaging 100/100.
Similar mean product score
Score-axis peers only, mean screening score among ingredients with ≥50 scored products, not a second count list.
Next steps from the Zetmeel page
Start from Zetmeel's 16 catalogued appearances and the attached source fields, then open the product rows that match your use case.
- Review the sampled product records that list Zetmeel to see how the ingredient appears in actual labels. Browse linked labels
- Compare another ingredient’s source-backed rating, FDA status, and product footprint. Browse ingredient records
- Check the methodology for how FDA SAFFA, CSPI, and Open Food Facts rows are joined on this site. Open methodology
This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.
Questions readers ask about Zetmeel
Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on Zetmeel? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Zetmeel, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#10,944 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Which product shelves show up most often with Zetmeel? ▼
Zetmeel ranks in the top decile by product count (#10,944 of 247,206), appearing in 16 indexed products led by Snacks. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is Zetmeel so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Zetmeel appears in 16 products (#10,944 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Zetmeel). 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.