Ingredient Safety Ratings
According to data current to September 2026, PlainFoodSafe lists 19 food ingredients with Center for Science in the Public Interest Chemical Cuisine ratings and U.S. Food and Drug Administration Substances Added to Food status, based on Open Food Facts product labels documented in our methodology.
19 ingredients with CSPI safety ratings filtered to “Cut Back”
Each row links a normalized ingredient name to its CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating and FDA Substances Added to Food status, plus how many indexed products list that ingredient. The 19 count is the current filtered set for “Cut Back”. Ratings summarize published source classifications; they are not allergy diagnoses or medical guidance.
- 19 Cut Back rows
- CSPI Chemical Cuisine
- FDA SAFFA status
| Ingredient | CSPI Rating | Products |
|---|---|---|
| Allulose Sweetener | Cut Back | 682 |
| Corn Syrup ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER | Cut Back | 46,998 |
| Dextrose ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER | Cut Back | 41,251 |
| Fructose Sweetener | Cut Back | 5,437 |
| High-fructose corn syrup Sweetener | Cut Back | 24,937 |
| High-maltose corn syrup Sweetener | Cut Back | 1 |
| Invert Sugar FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER | Cut Back | 5,551 |
| Isomalt Sweetener | Cut Back | 252 |
| Lactitol Sweetener | Cut Back | 67 |
| Maltitol Sweetener | Cut Back | 1,591 |
| Mannitol ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE | Cut Back | 571 |
| Phosphoric Acid ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT | Cut Back | 4,465 |
| Polydextrose FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER | Cut Back | 1,396 |
| Salt Flavoring | Cut Back | 202,873 |
| Sea salt Flavoring | Cut Back | 46,613 |
| Sorbitol Sweetener | Cut Back | 5,052 |
| Sugar Sweetener | Cut Back | 163,376 |
| Tagatose Sweetener | Cut Back | 22 |
| Xylitol HUMECTANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER | Cut Back | 914 |
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Ratings summarize published source classifications and catalog coverage; they are not product, allergy, or medical advice.