Food additive · Release agent / glazing agent
Mineral oil and paraffin (food)
Petroleum-derived oil or wax used in small amounts as a release agent, glaze or coating (for example on candy or cheese rinds).
- 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 mineral oil and paraffin (food) 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 mineral oil and paraffin (food)
17 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list mineral oil and paraffin (food). The 12 most scanned:
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Twizzlers The Hershey Company · 16 oz Score 9 out of 100 Bad -
Gummies Life Savers · 7 oz Score 9 out of 100 Bad -
Starburst Jellybeans Original Starburst · 14 oz Score 9 out of 100 Bad -
Lifesavers Gummies Collisions Life Savers · 7 oz Score 11 out of 100 Bad -
Twizzlers Strawberry Twists Twizzlers · 5 oz (141 g) Score 9 out of 100 Bad -
Calcium Supplements - Kirkland Kirkland Costco Score 97 out of 100 Excellent -
Swedish Fish mini Swedish Fish · 12 oz Score 10 out of 100 Bad -
Jolly Rancher Hard candy Jolly Rancher · 14 oz Score 12 out of 100 Bad -
Swedish Fish Swedish Fish · 3.1 oz Score 10 out of 100 Bad -
Jolly Rancher Candy Jolly Rancher · 7 oz Score 10 out of 100 Bad -
Potato bread Old Tyme · 22 oz Score 17 out of 100 Bad -
Mini soft & chewy candy family size bag Swedish Fish · 816 g Score 15 out of 100 Bad
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 (11)
- e905
- paraffin
- mineral oil
- paraffin oil
- paraffin wax
- petroleum wax
- liquid paraffin
- white mineral oil
- microcrystalline wax
- food grade mineral oil
- mineral oil and paraffin food