Glycerin

What the evidence says

• Marker of ultra-processingInfo

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

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Popular products that list glycerin

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

• Fig Bar Blueberry Nature's Bakery · 2 oz Score 14 out of 100 Bad
• FIG BAR Raspberry Nature's Bakery · 57 g Score 16 out of 100 Bad
• Simply Granola Oats, Honey, Raisins & Almonds Quaker · 1.95 kg Score 19 out of 100 Bad
• Protein Peanut butter Dark Chocolate chewy bar Nature Valley Protein · 40 g Score 9 out of 100 Bad
• Sweet & Salty Nut Peanut Chewy Granola Bar Nature Valley · 35 g Score 5 out of 100 Bad
• Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Quest · 60 g Score 48 out of 100 Okay
• Blueberry Fig Bar Nature's Bakery Score 15 out of 100 Bad
• Fit Crunch Chocolate Peanut Butter Chef Robert Irvine's · 1.62 oz (46 g) Score 21 out of 100 Poor
• CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER protein bar Pure Protein · 50 g Score 28 out of 100 Poor
• Chewy Protein Bar Kirkland Signature · 1.41 oz Score 22 out of 100 Poor
• Barebells Cookies & Cream Protein Bar Barebells · 55 g Score 89 out of 100 Excellent
• Coconut Puff Built · 560 g Score 84 out of 100 Excellent

Diets and allergens

Vegan

Yes

Vegetarian

Depends on the source

Gluten-free

Depends on the source

For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.