Agar

What the evidence says

• Marker of ultra-processingInfo

  An ingredient class typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). [1]

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Popular products that list agar

67 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list agar. The 12 most scanned:

• ORGANIC CHEWY GRANOLA BARS mixed berry Made Good · 144 g (6 * 24 g) Score 19 out of 100 Bad
• Chocolate Chip Made Good · 5.1 oz (144 g) Score 13 out of 100 Bad
• Organic Chewy Granola Bar Made Good · 24 g Score 36 out of 100 Poor
• Organic Chewy Granola Bars chocolate chip Made Good · 0.85 oz Score 13 out of 100 Bad
• Organic Unsweetened Plain Cashew & Coconut Yogurt Alternative Forager Project · 24 oz (680 g) Score 77 out of 100 Good
• Made Good Granola Bar Mixed Berry Made Good · 24 g Score 20 out of 100 Poor
• Organic Gummy Bears Black Forest · 52 oz Score 16 out of 100 Bad
• Organic drizzled, granola bars, birthday cake flavor Made Good · 5 × 0.85 oz Score 7 out of 100 Bad
• Granola Bars Chocolate Chip Made Good · 10.2 oz (289 g) Score 13 out of 100 Bad
• Gluten Free Double Chocolate Chip Granola Bars Annie's · 4.9 oz Score 8 out of 100 Bad
• Strawberry Toaster Pastries Katz · 227 g Score 2 out of 100 Bad
• Made Good Granola Bars Chocolate Banana Made Good · 5.1 oz (144 g) Score 15 out of 100 Bad

Diets and allergens

Vegan

Yes

Vegetarian

Yes

Gluten-free

Yes

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