Is Great Value Egg Makers Liquid Egg Substitute ultra-processed?

32 oz Eggs Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
Flavouring
E160a Carotene
E412 Guar gum
E415 Xanthan gum

30 ingredients
4 additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed eggs

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Egg whites, contains 1% and less of the following (guar gum (ultra-processing marker)), xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), spices, salt (processing marker), onion, natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), color (ultra-processing marker) (includes beta-carotene), vitamins, minerals (calcium sulfate), iron (ferric orthophosphate), vitamin e (alpha-tocopherol acetate), zinc sulfate, calcium pantothenate, vitamin b12, vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b1 (thiamine mononitrate), vitamins, vitamin b6, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, biotin, vitamin d3

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E160a Carotene.

As written on the pack

Egg whites, contains 1% or less of the following: guar gum, xanthan gum, spices, salt, onion powder, natural flavor, color (includes beta-carotene). vitamins and minerals: calcium sulfate, iron (ferric orthophosphate), vitamin e (alpha-tocopherol acetate), zinc sulfate, calcium pantothenate, vitamin b12, vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b1 (thiamine mononitrate), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), folic acid, biotin, vitamin d3.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 165 eggs

From least to most processed, this one ranks 163rd. 10% of the eggs here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 165 eggs, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0078742118178, last edited 6 May 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.