Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose

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 hydroxypropyl methylcellulose

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

• Men's Multi One A Day Score 64 out of 100 Good
• Magnesium (glycinate) Pure Encapsulations Score 98 out of 100 Excellent
• One a day Men’s 50+ Bayer Score 15 out of 100 Bad
• Daily Multi Kirkland · 500 tablets Score 95 out of 100 Excellent
• Men’s Complete Multivitamin/multimineral Supplement Bayer · 300 tablets Score 95 out of 100 Excellent
• Magnesium Nature Made · 250 mg Score 96 out of 100 Excellent
• One A Day Women's Bayer Score 15 out of 100 Bad
• Magnesium glycinate Nature Made Score 98 out of 100 Excellent
• Zinc Dietary Supplement Spring Valley · 200 × 50 mg Score 96 out of 100 Excellent
• Calcium Supplements - Kirkland Kirkland Costco Score 97 out of 100 Excellent
• Zinc Nature Made Score 98 out of 100 Excellent
• Ibuprofen Equate · 100 tablets Score 25 out of 100 Poor

Diets and allergens

Vegan

Yes

Vegetarian

Yes

Gluten-free

Yes

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