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 methylcellulose

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

• Chicken Nuggets Impossible · 13.5 oz (383 g) Score 20 out of 100 Poor
• Nutri Grain Strawberry Kellogg's · 1.3 oz, 37 g Score 6 out of 100 Bad
• Plant-Based Patties Beyond Burger · 2 × 113 g Score 59 out of 100 Okay
• Plant-Based Patties Beyond Burger Score 59 out of 100 Okay
• Soft Baked Breakfast Bars Nutri-Grain · 37 g Score 6 out of 100 Bad
• Nutri Grain Blueberry Nutri-Grain · 1.3 oz (37 g) Score 6 out of 100 Bad
• Perfect Burger Dr. Praeger's · 2-4 oz Score 63 out of 100 Good
• Sausage Links Morningstar Farms · 5pcs Score 23 out of 100 Poor
• Garden Veggie Burgers Morningstar Farms · 268 g Score 53 out of 100 Okay
• Chicken Pot Pie Tender White Meat Chicken Marie Callender's · 425 g Score 15 out of 100 Bad
• Impossible Ground Beef Impossible · 12 oz Score 61 out of 100 Good
• Chik'n Nuggets Morningstar Farms · 10.5 oz Score 21 out of 100 Poor

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.