Food additive · Glazing agent
Beeswax
- E-number
- E901
A wax made by bees, used as a glazing agent and coating.
- Food additive
- Glazing agent
- Ultra-processing marker
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points beeswax costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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Marker of ultra-processingInfo
An additive class typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). [1]
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Popular products that list beeswax
16 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list beeswax. The 12 most scanned:
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Goldbears Haribo · 5 oz Score 10 out of 100 Bad -
NatureM u0.000 Extren Extrem Nature Made Score 96 out of 100 Excellent -
Sambucus Immune Gummy Nature's Way Score 32 out of 100 Poor -
Cookie dough monster Pilsbury · 1 lb Score 0 out of 100 Bad -
Starburst Jellybeans Original Starburst · 14 oz Score 9 out of 100 Bad -
Green tea fat burner Applied Nutrition Score 15 out of 100 Bad -
Gummy Vites Multivitamin Gummy Vites · 300 gummies Score 29 out of 100 Poor -
50 Sensitive Blue Lizard · 5 oz Score 70 out of 100 Good -
Goldbears Haribo · 8 oz Score 10 out of 100 Bad -
Trail mix Nuts & Chocolate Planters · 2 oz/56 g Score 3 out of 100 Bad -
Bite-Sized Candy Coated Milk Chocolate Candies Trader Joe's · 6 oz Score 2 out of 100 Bad - Haribo Wild Berry Goldbears Haribo Score 12 out of 100 Bad
Diets and allergens
- Vegan
- No
- Vegetarian
- Yes
- Gluten-free
- Yes
For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (8)
- e901
- beeswax
- bees wax
- white beeswax
- yellow beeswax
- glazing agent beeswax
- glazing agents beeswax
- glazing agent white beeswax