Ingredient Safety Ratings
56 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Acetic Acid ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT | Safe | 2,829 |
| Air Other | Safe | 1 |
| Alginate Thickener | Safe | 47 |
| Amylase Flavoring | Safe | 620 |
| Ascorbyl Palmitate ANTIOXIDANT | Safe | 447 |
| Beta-carotene ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT | Safe | 2,058 |
| Calcium Propionate ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT | Safe | 6,985 |
| Carbon Dioxide ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, PROPELLANT, SOLVENT | Safe | 646 |
| Cellulose Emulsifier | Safe | 4,863 |
| Citric Acid ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT | Safe | 88,747 |
| Cysteine Preservative | Safe | 15 |
| Datem Emulsifier | Safe | 4,272 |
| Dextrin ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER | Safe | 3,439 |
| EDTA Other | Safe | 251 |
| Erythorbic Acid ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT | Safe | 355 |
| Erythritol Sweetener | Safe | 2,358 |
| Ferrous Gluconate COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT | Safe | 537 |
| Fumaric Acid ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT | Safe | 3,857 |
| Gelatin ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER | Safe | 9,268 |
| Ginseng Other | Safe | 31 |
| Gluconic acid pH Control | Safe | 101 |
| Glycerin ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER | Safe | 6,836 |
| Inulin Other | Safe | 2,843 |
| Isolated soy protein Other | Safe | 1,340 |
| Lactic Acid ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE | Safe | 17,821 |
| Lecithin ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER | Safe | 2,757 |
| Malic Acid FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST | Safe | 10,846 |
| Maltodextrin ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER | Safe | 32,361 |
| Maltotame Sweetener | Safe | 1 |
| Mono- And Diglycerides EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER | Safe | 96 |
| Natamycin FUMIGANT | Safe | 3,789 |
| Neotame FLAVOR ENHANCER, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER | Safe | 201 |
| Nisin Preservative | Safe | 289 |
| Nitrous Oxide FLAVOR ENHANCER, PROPELLANT | Safe | 47 |
| Oat fiber Other | Safe | 2,787 |
| Oligofructose Sweetener | Safe | 249 |
| Papain Other | Safe | 215 |
| Pectin EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER | Safe | 10,963 |
| Potassium Sorbate ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT | Safe | 16,703 |
| Silicon Dioxide ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT | Safe | 5,994 |
| Sodium Diacetate FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT | Safe | 5,327 |
| Sodium Erythorbate ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT | Safe | 7,270 |
| Sodium stearoyl lactylate Other | Safe | 6,116 |
| Sorbic Acid FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT | Safe | 5,492 |
| Sorbitan Monostearate EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT | Safe | 2,262 |
| Starch Thickener | Safe | 2,140 |
| Stearic Acid EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT | Safe | 395 |
| Stevia Sweetener | Safe | 1,233 |
| Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT | Safe | 415 |
| Tartaric acid Preservative | Safe | 2,329 |
| Taurine FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT | Safe | 1,239 |
| Thaumatin FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT | Safe | 11 |
| Torula yeast Flavoring | Safe | 2,515 |
| Triacetin Other | Safe | 110 |
| Vanillin COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT | Safe | 4,288 |
| Yellow Prussiate Of Soda ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT | Safe | 151 |