Sodium alginate

What the evidence says

• Marker of ultra-processingInfo

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

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Popular products that list sodium alginate

118 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list sodium alginate. The 12 most scanned:

• Chicken Ramen Noodle Soup Nissin · 3 oz Score 27 out of 100 Poor
• Original Shell Pasta & Cheese Sauce Velveeta · 12 oz (340 g) Score 56 out of 100 Okay
• Everything Bagels Thomas' · 4pcs Score 36 out of 100 Poor
• Nutri Grain Strawberry Kellogg's · 1.3 oz, 37 g Score 6 out of 100 Bad
• Soft Baked Breakfast Bars Nutri-Grain · 37 g Score 6 out of 100 Bad
• Nutri Grain Blueberry Nutri-Grain · 1.3 oz (37 g) Score 6 out of 100 Bad
• Cup Noodles Chicken Flavor Nissin · 2.25 oz (64 g) Score 12 out of 100 Bad
• Frosted Berry Strawberry Flavored Toaster Pastries Nature's Path Organic · 312 g Score 4 out of 100 Bad
• mac & cheese DELUXE ORIGINAL CHEDDAR Kraft · 14 oz Score 71 out of 100 Good
• Chicken & Cheese Taquitos Casa Mamita Score 25 out of 100 Poor
• Protein Pastry Legendary Foods · 61 g Score 43 out of 100 Okay
• CUP NOODLES Chicken Flavor Nissin · 71 g Score 9 out of 100 Bad

Diets and allergens

Vegan

Yes

Vegetarian

Yes

Gluten-free

Yes

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