Food additive · Thickener / stabilizer
Propylene glycol alginate
- E-number
- E405
A thickener used in dressings and beer foam.
- Food additive
- Thickener, stabilizer or gelling 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 propylene glycol alginate 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 propylene glycol alginate
16 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list propylene glycol alginate. The 12 most scanned:
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Lite Caesar Ken's Steak House · 31 g Score 28 out of 100 Poor -
Chunky Blue Cheese Ken's Steak House · 30 g Score 18 out of 100 Bad -
Buttermilk Ranch Dressing Ken's Steak House · 29 g Score 24 out of 100 Poor -
Creamy Caesar Dressing Ken's Steak House · 16 fl oz/1 PT/473 mL Score 7 out of 100 Bad -
Buttermilk Ranch Skinnygirl · 8 oz Score 25 out of 100 Poor -
Cream of Coconut Goya · 15 oz (425 g) Score 37 out of 100 Poor -
Yum Yum Sauce The Original Terry Ho's · 16 fl oz/473 mL Score 6 out of 100 Bad -
Polynesian Sauce Chick-fil-A · 16 fl oz Score 3 out of 100 Bad -
Avocado Lime Ranch Dressing Chick-fil-A · 12 fl oz Score 8 out of 100 Bad -
Kraft Kraft · 16 fl oz/1 PT/473 mL Score 35 out of 100 Poor -
PERi PERi Sauce - Medium Nando's PERi-PERi · 9.2 oz Score 78 out of 100 Good -
Buffalo Wing Wing Sauce Sweet Baby Ray's · 15 mL Score 52 out of 100 Okay
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 (4)
- pga
- e405
- propylene glycol alginate
- stabiliser propylene glycol alginate