Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids

What the evidence says

• Marker of ultra-processingInfo

  An additive class typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). [1]

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Popular products that list propylene glycol esters of fatty acids

28 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list propylene glycol esters of fatty acids. The 12 most scanned:

• Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies Little Debbie · 450 g Score 0 out of 100 Bad
• Cakesters Soft-Baked Oreo · 10.1 oz Score 0 out of 100 Bad
• Chocolate Chip Cookies Grandma's · 35.4 g Score 0 out of 100 Bad
• Vanilla Frozen Dairy Dessert Breyers Carb Smart · 1.5 Quart/1.41 L Score 20 out of 100 Poor
• Oreo Snacksters Oreo Score 0 out of 100 Bad
• Naturally Flavored Wild Blueberry Muffin Otis Spunkmeyer · 4 oz Score 24 out of 100 Poor
• Tastykake Powdered Mini Donuts Tasty Baking Company · 10 oz (284 g) Score 0 out of 100 Bad
• Oatmeal Creme Pies Little Debbie · 75 g Score 0 out of 100 Bad
• Donut Sticks Little Debbie · 47 g Score 0 out of 100 Bad
• Turtle brownies Little Debbie · 12.39 oz/352 g Score 0 out of 100 Bad
• Dibs Crunch Nestlé · 4 oz Score 6 out of 100 Bad
• Marias Gamesa Score 7 out of 100 Bad

Diets and allergens

Vegan

Yes

Vegetarian

Depends on the source

Gluten-free

Depends on the source

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