Vegetable gums (unspecified)

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 vegetable gums (unspecified)

65 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list vegetable gums (unspecified). The 12 most scanned:

• ALTOIDS Curiously Strong Mints Peppermint Altoids · 1.76 oz (50 g) Score 39 out of 100 Poor
• Flour Tortillas La Banderita · 22.5 oz/640 g Score 49 out of 100 Okay
• Soft Taco Flour Tortillas La Banderita · 45 g Score 44 out of 100 Okay
• Homemade Vanilla Blue Bell Ice Cream · 473 mL Score 7 out of 100 Bad
• GRASS-FED WHEY ISOLATE PROTEIN Chocolate Raw Essentials · 893 g Score 91 out of 100 Excellent
• La Banderita Yellow Corn Tortillas La Banderita · 52 g Score 69 out of 100 Good
• Plant-Based Meatballs Gardein · 360 g Score 27 out of 100 Poor
• Homemade Vanilla Blue Bell Ice Cream · 1.89 L Score 9 out of 100 Bad
• Protein Milkshake Quest · 14 fl oz Score 77 out of 100 Good
• Plant-Based Protein Supplement Equate Score 83 out of 100 Excellent
• OWYN Pro Elite Sea Salted Caramel OWYN Score 93 out of 100 Excellent
• Vital Proteins Collagen & Protein Shake — Chocolate Vital Proteins · 11 oz Score 95 out of 100 Excellent

Diets and allergens

Vegan

Yes

Vegetarian

Yes

Gluten-free

Yes

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