Food additive · Thickener / stabilizer
Calcium alginate
- E-number
- E404
A gelling agent from seaweed.
- Food additive
- Thickener, stabilizer or gelling 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 calcium alginate costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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Marker of ultra-processingInfo
An ingredient class typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). [1]
Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.
Popular products that list calcium alginate
8 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list calcium alginate.
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Chicken Sausage Sweet Italian Style Al Fresco · 4 links (312 g) Score 54 out of 100 Okay -
Chicken Sausage Al Fresco · 11 oz Score 30 out of 100 Poor -
Breakfast Sausage Plant-Based Links Beyond · 8.3 oz Score 38 out of 100 Poor -
Ultimate Plant-Based Bratwurst Saus'ge Links Gardein · 14 oz/397 g Score 19 out of 100 Bad -
Beanee Weenee original Van Camp's · 7.75 oz Score 25 out of 100 Poor -
Breakfast Sausage Hometown Original Smithfield Score 17 out of 100 Bad -
Vienna bites Armour · 10 oz Score 21 out of 100 Poor -
Chicken Sausage ROASTED GARLIC with onion & herbs Al Fresco · 4 links (312 g) Score 52 out of 100 Okay
Diets and allergens
- Vegan
- Yes
- 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 (3)
- e404
- calcium alginate
- thickener calcium alginate