Shellac (confectioner's glaze)

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 shellac (confectioner's glaze)

72 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list shellac (confectioner's glaze). The 12 most scanned:

• Acai & Blueberry Flavors Brookside · 32 oz Score 5 out of 100 Bad
• Milk Chocolate Almonds Kirkland Signature · 1.36 kg (3 lb) Score 4 out of 100 Bad
• Dark Chocolate covered Almonds Trader Joe's · 16 oz Score 33 out of 100 Poor
• Açai & Blueberry Flavors Dark Chocolate Brookside · 198 g Score 5 out of 100 Bad
• Dark Chocolate Pomegranate Flavor Brookside · 32 oz Score 0 out of 100 Bad
• Pomegranate Flavor Brookside · 198 g Score 4 out of 100 Bad
• Milk Duds Candy Milk Duds · 5 oz (141 g) Score 0 out of 100 Bad
• Dark Chocolate Almonds Target Stores Score 25 out of 100 Poor
• OMG mix Orchard Valley · 226 g Score 39 out of 100 Poor
• Thin Mints Edward Marc · 20 oz Score 3 out of 100 Bad
• Dark Chocolate Covered Freeze Dried Strawberries Simply Nature Score 22 out of 100 Poor
• Cosmic Brownies Little Debbie · 62 g Score 0 out of 100 Bad

Diets and allergens

Vegan

No

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.