Ingredient Safety Ratings

17 ingredients with CSPI (Center for Science in the Public Interest) safety ratings, based on peer-reviewed research and FDA Substances Added to Food status.

Ingredient CSPI Rating Products
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid 8,981
Artificial and natural flavoring
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid 0
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid 4,037
Caffeine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Certain People Should Avoid 3,120
Carmine
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid 743
Casein
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Certain People Should Avoid 545
Guarana
Other
Certain People Should Avoid 56
Gums (arabic, guar, xanthan, etc.)
Thickener
Certain People Should Avoid 0
Hydrolyzed vegetable protein
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid 536
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid 6,523
Monosodium glutamate (MSG)
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid 0
Mycoprotein
Other
Certain People Should Avoid 23
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid 6,367
Propylene Glycol
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Certain People Should Avoid 2,854
Quinine
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid 115
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid 11,505
Sulfites
Preservative
Certain People Should Avoid 1,401