Sorbitan monostearate

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 sorbitan monostearate

61 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list sorbitan monostearate. The 12 most scanned:

• Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls King's Hawaiian · 12 oz Score 12 out of 100 Bad
• King's Hawaiian Roll King's Hawaiian · 16 oz Score 12 out of 100 Bad
• Crispy Sea Salt Crackers Milton's · 20 oz Score 39 out of 100 Poor
• Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies Little Debbie · 450 g Score 0 out of 100 Bad
• Hello Panda Chocolate Meiji · 0.75 oz Score 0 out of 100 Bad
• Little Bites Frosted Snack Cake Muffins Entenmann's · 1.65 oz/47 g Score 2 out of 100 Bad
• Samoas Girl Scouts · 7.5 oz (212 g) Score 0 out of 100 Bad
• Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls King's Hawaiian · 24 oz/680 g Score 12 out of 100 Bad
• Original Cool Whip Cool Whip · 8 oz Score 20 out of 100 Poor
• Active Dry Yeast Fleischmann's · 4 oz Score 80 out of 100 Excellent
• Tagalongs Girl Scouts · 6.5 oz/184 g Score 2 out of 100 Bad
• Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls King's Hawaiian Score 35 out of 100 Poor

Diets and allergens

Vegan

Yes

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.