Food additive · Emulsifier
PGPR (polyglycerol polyricinoleate)
- E-number
- E476
An emulsifier from castor oil used in chocolate to reduce cocoa butter.
- Food additive
- Emulsifier
- 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 PGPR (polyglycerol polyricinoleate) costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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Marker of ultra-processingInfo
An additive 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 PGPR (polyglycerol polyricinoleate)
65 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list PGPR (polyglycerol polyricinoleate). The 12 most scanned:
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Milk Chocolate Hershey's · 1.55 oz (43 g) Score 22 out of 100 Poor -
Reese's 2 Peanut Butter Cups Reese's · 2 pieces, 1.5 oz (42 g) Score 4 out of 100 Bad -
Acai & Blueberry Flavors Brookside · 32 oz Score 5 out of 100 Bad -
Açai & Blueberry Flavors Dark Chocolate Brookside · 198 g Score 5 out of 100 Bad -
Reese's Miniature Cups Reese's · 10.5 oz Score 15 out of 100 Bad -
Peanut Butter Cups Reese's · 2.8 oz Score 4 out of 100 Bad -
Special dark mildly sweet chocolate Hershey's · 7.56 oz/214 g Score 33 out of 100 Poor -
Kit Kat KitKat · 1.5 oz Score 5 out of 100 Bad -
Whole Roasted Almonds Smartfood · 1.45 oz Score 22 out of 100 Poor -
Pomegranate Flavor Brookside · 198 g Score 4 out of 100 Bad -
Authentic Mexican Hot Chocolate Drink Tablets Nestlé Abuelita · 6 Tablets / Tablillas Score 30 out of 100 Poor -
Twix Twix · 1.79 oz Score 5 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 (10)
- e476
- pgpr
- emulsifier e476
- emulsifier pgpr
- polyglycerol polyricinoleate
- polyglycerol polyricinoleic acid
- pgpr polyglycerol polyricinoleate
- emulsifier polyglycerol polyricinoleate
- polyglycerol polyricinoleate emulsifier
- emulsifiers polyglycerol polyricinoleate