Gelling agent
Gelling agent is one of the markers Open Food Facts uses to classify a food as ultra-processed (NOVA group 4).
What it is and why it counts
Gelling agents such as pectin, gelatine or carrageenan set liquids into gels and stabilise textures.
Cosmetic additives
NOVA calls these additives "cosmetic": they change how a product looks, feels or tastes rather than keeping it safe to eat. Their presence is one of the two defining signs of an ultra-processed food.
Function
- Gelling agent
- Gelling agents are substances which give a foodstuff texture through formation of a gel.
Where it turns up
Gelling agent appears in 499 of the 40,000 products on this site (1%).
Products containing gelling agent
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Protein Thin Bagels
Warburtons · 4x60g
NOVA group
4
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Raspberry Conserve
Bonne Maman · 370 g e
NOVA group
4
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Blueberry Wheats
Kellogg's
NOVA group
4
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lindt
Lindt & Sprüngli · 100g
NOVA group
4
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Frusli Juicy Blueberries Chewy Cereal Bars 6 x (180g)
Jordans · 30 g
NOVA group
4
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Bonne Maman Strawberry And Wild Strawberry 370G
Bonne Maman · 370g
NOVA group
4
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Soft pitta
Warburtons · 4 peices
NOVA group
4
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Strawberry Extra Jam
Stute · 430
NOVA group
4
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Vegetable
Knorr · 112g
NOVA group
4
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Bagels
Warburtons · 5
NOVA group
4
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Fruit & Oat Bakes Apple
Go Ahead · 6 x 35g
NOVA group
4
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Protein Flatbreads
Warburtons · 250g
NOVA group
4
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White Rolls
Warburtons · 55g per roll
NOVA group
4
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Fruit Slice FOREST FRUIT
Go Ahead · 174g
NOVA group
4
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Vegan Chicken Free Slices
Quorn · 100g
NOVA group
4
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Classic Strawberry
Aldi · 340g
NOVA group
4
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Fine cut Oxford marmalade
Frank Cooper's · 454 g
NOVA group
4
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intense rich beef
Knorr · 112 g
NOVA group
4
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Gourmet golden mango
The Collective · 425 g
NOVA group
4
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Gourmet Raspberry
The Collective · 425g
NOVA group
4
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6 Fruit & Oat Bakes Strawberry
Go Ahead! · 210g
NOVA group
4
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Scottish Strawberry Preserve
Mackays · 12 OZ, 340 g
NOVA group
4
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Bonne Maman Black Cherry Conserve 370G
Bonne Maman
NOVA group
4
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Raspberry Preserve
Fearne & Rosie · 310g
NOVA group
4
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Mature Cheddar Flavour
Cathedral City · 280 g
NOVA group
4
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Reduced sugar raspberry extra jam
Bonne Maman · 335g
NOVA group
4
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Wild Blueberry Conserve
Bonne Maman · 370g
NOVA group
4
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Frank Cooper's 'Oxford' Original Oxford Marmalade
Frank Cooper's · 454 g
NOVA group
4
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Bonne Maman Strawberry Intense
Bonne Maman · 335 g
NOVA group
4
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Bonne Maman Blackcurrant Conserve
Bonne Maman · 370 g
NOVA group
4
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Mogu Mogu Strawberry Flavored Drink with Nata de Coco
Mogu mogu · 320 ml
NOVA group
4
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Thai green chicken
The Gym Kitchen
NOVA group
4
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Percy Pig soft fruit flavour gums made with fruit juice
M&S Food · 170g
NOVA group
4
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Taste the Difference Raspberry Conserve
Sainsbury's · 340g
NOVA group
4
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Jaffa Cakes The Original Twin Pack
McVitie's · 20 cakes
NOVA group
4
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Orange with concentrated grape and date juices
St Dalfour · 284 g
NOVA group
4
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Weet-Bix Bites Wild Berry
Sanitarium · 500 g
NOVA group
4
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Soft Bakes Strawberry Filled
Belvita · 250g
NOVA group
4
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Strawberry Conserve
Sainsbury's · 340 g
NOVA group
4
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Raspberry Seedless
Hartley’s · 20 x 15 g
NOVA group
4
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Seville orange marmalade
La Vieja Fábrica · 365g
NOVA group
4
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Strawberry Seedless Jam
Tesco · 454 g
NOVA group
4
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straight up Greek style
The Collective
NOVA group
4
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Orange Marmalade Fine Cut
Tiptree · 340 g
NOVA group
4
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Strawberry Preserve
Wilkin & Sons Ltd · 340 g
NOVA group
4
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Fruit Wheats Blueberry
Aldi · 500 g
NOVA group
4
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Sesame Bagel
Warburtons
NOVA group
4
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DUO CRUNCH Strawberry & Yogurt
belVita
NOVA group
4
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Plant! 6 Meat free sausages
Lidl · 300g
NOVA group
4
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Passionfruit & Papaya
Arla Protein · 200 g
NOVA group
4
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Rose's Lemon and lime
L. Roses & Co ltd · 454g
NOVA group
4
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Strawberry Peelers
Fruit Bowl · 5 x 16 g
NOVA group
4
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Strawberry Jam
Hartley's · 300 g
NOVA group
4
- Vegetable Stock Pots Newgate NOVA group 4
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Roasted Peanuts
Tesco · 550 g
NOVA group
4
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Strawberry Jam
Tesco · 450 g
NOVA group
4
- Garlic Mushroom Wood Fried Pizza Sainsbury's Taste The Difference NOVA group 4
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Fruity Teacakes
Warburtons · 4
NOVA group
4
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Classic All Butter Mince Pies
Marks & Spencers · 6 Mince Pies (334g)
NOVA group
4
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Jam apricot intense - bonne maman
335 g
NOVA group
4