Thickener
Thickener 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
Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
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
- Thickener
- Thickeners are substances which increase the viscosity of a foodstuff.
Where it turns up
Thickener appears in 1,044 of the 40,000 products on this site (3%).
Products containing thickener
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Crème dessert saveur chocolat caramel
Lidl · 150g
NOVA group
4
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Vanilla
Huel · 1 Bottle
NOVA group
4
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Chocolate
Huel · 1 Bottle
NOVA group
4
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CIABATTINE - Petits pavés précuits
Schär · 200 g
NOVA group
4
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Sriracha Hot Chilli Sauce
Thai Dragon · 455 ml
NOVA group
4
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Superloaf
Modern Baker · 400g
NOVA group
4
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Mango Papaya Passion Fruit
Onken · 450 g
NOVA group
4
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This isn't pork sausages
This · 270 g
NOVA group
4
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Vanilla Yogurt
Onken
NOVA group
4
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Yaourts à la grecque lit de fraise
Envia · 600 g (4*150g)
NOVA group
4
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Blackcurrant Squash
Ribena · 850ml
NOVA group
4
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Fruit & Oat Bakes Apple
Go Ahead · 6 x 35g
NOVA group
4
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Yippee Noodles
Sunfeast · 72.6 g
NOVA group
4
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Mixed Fruit Jam
Hindustan Unilever Limited · 500g
NOVA group
4
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Improved Recipe CROWNFIELD SCOTTISH SUPERFOOD OAT
Crownfield · 4 x 30 g
NOVA group
4
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Cheese Spread herbs
Milbona · 200 g
NOVA group
4
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Taste of Thailand
Lidl · 455ml
NOVA group
4
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Strawberry Yogurt
Onken · 450g
NOVA group
4
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Rich & creamy coconut milk
Alifoods · 400ml
NOVA group
4
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Costa Hot Chocolate Classic
Costa · 300g
NOVA group
4
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6 Fruit & Oat Bakes Strawberry
Go Ahead! · 210g
NOVA group
4
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Yoghurt With Walnut & Oats
Activia Gut Health
NOVA group
4
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Strawberries & Cream
Huel · 1 Bottle
NOVA group
4
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Shin Ramyun
Nongshim · 120 g
NOVA group
4
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Kvarg Stracciatella
Nestlé LINDAHL'S · 150 g
NOVA group
4
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GetPRO
GetPRO · 300 g
NOVA group
4
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Cherry Yogurt
Onken · 450g
NOVA group
4
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Blueberry Yoghurt
Danone GetPro · 160g
NOVA group
4
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veganes Schnitzel paniert
Lidl · 200g
NOVA group
4
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Multi Grain Loaf
Promise Gluten Free · 480g
NOVA group
4
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Instant Hot Chocolate
Cadbury · 300g
NOVA group
4
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Caramelised Onion Sausages
This Isn’t Pork · 270g
NOVA group
4
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Skyr Icelandic Style Vanilla
Olsen · 450g
NOVA group
4
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Icelandic Style Strawberry Skyr
Milbona · 450g
NOVA group
4
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Extra Spearmint (46 Pieces)
Wrigley's
NOVA group
4
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Jin Ramen Spicy
Otoki · 120g
NOVA group
4
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Extra White
Wrigley's · 64g
NOVA group
4
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Ribena
Ribena · 1.5L
NOVA group
4
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English mustard
Bramwells
NOVA group
4
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Sriracha Hot Chilli Sauce
Tiger Bite · 455 ml
NOVA group
4
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Sweet Potato Wraps
BFree · 6 x 42 g
NOVA group
4
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Organic Falafels Bio
Florentin · 240 g
NOVA group
4
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White Bubblemint Chewing Gum Sugar Free Bottle Pieces
Mars · 64g
NOVA group
4
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Mayo
Batts · 500ml
NOVA group
4
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Veg1
The vegan society · 180
NOVA group
4
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Luscious Fruits
Rachel's Organic · 440 g (4x110g)
NOVA group
4
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This isn’t beef burgers
This isn't · 2 x 113 g
NOVA group
4
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oyster sauce
Maekrua · 600ml
NOVA group
4
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Baked Apples Skyr
Ísey Skyr · 450 g
NOVA group
4
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Crispy Skin On Fries
Four Seasons · 1kg
NOVA group
4
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no chicken pieces
Vemondo · 200 g
NOVA group
4
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Dessert Dark Chocolate
Belsoy · 4 x 125 g
NOVA group
4
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Zero Calorie Maple Syrup
Skinny Food Co · 425 ml
NOVA group
4
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Burger Sauce
Heinz
NOVA group
4
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Peach & Passion Fruit Protein Yogurt
Brooklea · 200 g
NOVA group
4
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Chipotle Hot Sauce
McCormick & Company Inc. · 150 ml
NOVA group
4
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High Protein Wraps
BFree · 4 x 42 g
NOVA group
4
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Wrigley's Extra Peppermint
Wrigley's · 60 pieces
NOVA group
4
- Lemon Blueberry Superfood Oat Bites Crownfield · 4 x 30 g NOVA group 4
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Soya Vanilla Flavour
Vemondo · 500 gram
NOVA group
4