Mono- and diglycerides

What the evidence says

• Heart or metabolic health (emerging)Emerging evidence

  In the NutriNet-Santé cohort, higher intakes of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (E471 and E472) were associated with higher cardiovascular risk; cause and effect is not established. [1]

• Low concernStrong evidence

  EFSA (2017) found no safety concern at reported uses and use levels. [2]

• Marker of ultra-processingInfo

  An additive class typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). [3]

Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.

Rules around the world

“Banned” means explicitly prohibited or withdrawn after review; “not permitted” means never authorized there. We use each regulator’s own words.

Popular products that list mono- and diglycerides

919 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list mono- and diglycerides. The 12 most scanned:

• Creamy Peanut Butter Jif · 16 oz Score 54 out of 100 Okay
• Creamy Peanut Butter Jif · 48unknown Score 35 out of 100 Poor
• Peanut Butter Pretzels Kirkland Signature · 55 oz Score 21 out of 100 Poor
• Honey Wheat Bread Nature's Own · 20 oz Score 30 out of 100 Poor
• Creamy Peanut Butter Jif · 1133 g Score 54 out of 100 Okay
• Carb Balance Flour Tortilla Wraps Mission · 340 g Score 46 out of 100 Okay
• Extra Crunchy Peanut Butter Jif · 16 oz (1 lb) 454 g Score 32 out of 100 Poor
• Honey Wheat Bread Sara Lee · 567 g Score 21 out of 100 Poor
• Chocolate Syrup Hershey's · 24 oz (1 lb 8 oz) 680 g Score 35 out of 100 Poor
• Carb Balance Flour Tortilla Wraps Mission · 24 oz Score 43 out of 100 Okay
• Whole Wheat Original Mission · 10 Tortilla Wraps (16 oz) (453 g) Score 58 out of 100 Okay
• Peanut Butter Jif · 28 oz Score 35 out of 100 Poor

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.