Sucrose 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 sucrose esters of fatty acids

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

• Pure Fresh Fresh Mint Mentos Score 23 out of 100 Poor
• Protein Pastry Legendary Foods · 61 g Score 43 out of 100 Okay
• PURE WHITE gum Mentos Score 23 out of 100 Poor
• Hello Panda Chocolate Meiji · 0.75 oz Score 0 out of 100 Bad
• Heavy Whipping Cream Dairy Free Country Crock Homestyle · 500 mL Score 44 out of 100 Okay
• Fresh Mint Gum Mentos Score 23 out of 100 Poor
• Cinnamon Roll Legendary · 2.2 oz/63 g Score 41 out of 100 Okay
• Brown Pastry Toaster Pastry Legendary Foods · 4 - 2.2 oz pastries Score 47 out of 100 Okay
• Salted Caramel Mini Greek Yogurt Bars Clio · 6.21 oz Score 5 out of 100 Bad
• Iced Coffee Mr. Brown · 240 mL Score 42 out of 100 Okay
• Birthday Cake Flavored Protein Pastry Legendary Foods · 2.2 oz/61 g Score 42 out of 100 Okay
• Airhead bites Airheads · 2 oz/57 g Score 5 out of 100 Bad

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.