Vegetable shortening

What the evidence says

• Marker of ultra-processingInfo

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

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Popular products that list vegetable shortening

141 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list vegetable shortening. The 12 most scanned:

• Carb Balance Flour Tortilla Wraps Mission · 340 g Score 46 out of 100 Okay
• Carb Balance Flour Tortilla Wraps Mission · 24 oz Score 43 out of 100 Okay
• Corn Muffin Mix Jiffy · 8.5 oz (240 g) Score 28 out of 100 Poor
• Flour Tortillas Soft Taco Mission · 17.5 oz Score 44 out of 100 Okay
• Carb Balance Whole Wheat Mission · 8 tortilla wraps 12 oz (340 g) Score 38 out of 100 Poor
• Flour Tortillas La Banderita · 22.5 oz/640 g Score 49 out of 100 Okay
• Tortilla Wraps Soft Taco La Banderita Carb Counter Score 63 out of 100 Good
• Original Mission · 11.3 oz Score 53 out of 100 Okay
• Flour Tortillas Fajita Mission · 23 oz/652 g Score 46 out of 100 Okay
• Zero Net Carb Tortillas Mission · 252 g Score 50 out of 100 Okay
• Burrito Grande Flour Tortillas La Banderita · 20 oz Score 48 out of 100 Okay
• Flour Tortillas BURRITO Mission · 20 oz Score 44 out of 100 Okay

Diets and allergens

Vegan

Yes

Vegetarian

Yes

Gluten-free

Yes

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