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Food Additives Roundup

We analyzed 125 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.

Detailed Reviews (Page 2)

Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Stonemill,Aldi

Pure Vanilla Extract

Ingredients: WATER, 41% ALCOHOL, VANILLA BEAN EXTRACTIVES.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
381
Sugar
90g
Winco Foods

Lime Gelatin Mix

Ingredients: Sugar, gelatin, <2% adipic acid (for tartness), sodium citrate (controls acidity), fumaric acid (for tartness), salt, natural flavoring, yellow 5, blue 1, bha (preservative), dimethylpolysiloxane (prevents foam).

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole)
  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Magnolia-Star

Pure Vanilla Extract

Ingredients: vanilla bean extractives in water, alcohol (35%)

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
KAL

Sure Stevia

Ingredients: Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana (leaf extract), None

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Sprouts Farmers Market

Vanilla Flavor, Non-Alcoholic Organic

Ingredients: ORGANIC GLYCERIN, WATER, ORGANIC VANILLA BEAN EXTRACTIVES. PRODUCED IN A FACILITY THAT PROCESSES TREE NUTS, MILK, EGGS, WHEAT, SOY AND SESAME

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Contains Tree Nuts
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
SweetLeaf

Water Drops Peach Mango

Ingredients: Vegetable glycerin, purified water, citric acid, malic acid, natural flavor, stevia leaf extract, sodium citrate

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
500
Sugar
0g
Now Foods, NOW®

Sunflower Lecithin Pure Powder

Ingredients: Sunflower lecithin powder

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
25
Sugar
100g
Better Body Foods

Golden Monk Fruit Blend

Ingredients: ERYTHRITOL, GOLDEN MONK FRUIT

The Good

  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
375
Protein
44g
Now,GNC

Brewer's Yeast

Ingredients: Brewer's Yeast DRIED.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Now, NOW® BetterStevia®

Organic Extract Powder Zero-Calorie Sweetener

Ingredients: organic stevia leaf extract.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
McCormick

Coconut Extract

Ingredients: ALCOHOL, WATER, NATURAL FLAVOR, EXTRACTIVES OF .

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
McCormick

Butter Extract

Ingredients: ALCOHOL, WATER, NATURAL FLAVOR, EXTRACTIVES OF BUTTER.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Truvia, Trivia

Monk Fruit

Ingredients: erythritol, monk fruit extract

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
333
Protein
89g
Divided Sunset

Beef Gelatin Powder

Ingredients: BOVINE GELATIN

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
1g
In The Raw

Organic Stevia In The Raw Zero Calorie Stevia Blend

Ingredients: Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Stevia Leaf Extract

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Spice Supreme

Imitation Vanilla Extract

Ingredients: water, sugar, caramel color, artificial flavor, citric acid, sodium benzoate (preservative).

The Good

  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Contains Sodium Benzoate
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Watkins

Pure Vanilla Extract with Madagascar Vanilla Beans

Ingredients: vanilla bean extractives in water, alcohol.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
McCormick

Premium Vanilla Flavor

Ingredients: WATER, ALCOHOL, NATURAL FLAVORINGS (INCLUDING EXTRACTIVES OF COCOA AND EXTRACTIVES OF TEA), VANILLIN AND OTHER ARTIFICIAL FLAVORINGS, CORN SYRUP, CARAMEL COLOR

The Good

  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Supreme Tradition

Imitation Vanilla Extract

Ingredients: WATER, SUGAR, CARAMEL COLOR, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE.

The Good

  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Contains Sodium Benzoate
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Calories
250
Sugar
0g
Now Real Food

Xylitol

Ingredients: Pure xylitol powder (non-gmo)

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
365 Everyday Value,Whole Foods Market Ip Lp

Organic Liquid Stevia Extract

Ingredients: Organic stevia extract (stevia rebaudiana) (leaf) in a base of deionized water and 11% organic alcohol.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
225
Sugar
53g
Great Value

Chocolate Syrup

Ingredients: high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, water, cocoa processed with alkali, sugar, contains 2% or less of: potassium sorbate (preservative), salt, mono - and di-glycerides*, xanthan gum, polysorbate 60, vanillin (artificial flavor),

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
McCormick

Red food color

Ingredients: water, propylene glycol, fd,c red 40(e129), fd,c red 3(e127), 0,1% propylparaben (e216) (preservative)

The Good

  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
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Calories
10
Sugar
0g
Jell-O

Orange gelatin dessert mix boxes

Ingredients: GELATIN, ADIPIC ACID, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, MALTODEXTRIN, FUMARIC ACID, ASPARTAME" (SWEETENER), CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ACÉSULFAME POTASSIUM (SWEETENER), SALT, YELLOW 6, RED 40, BHA (PRESERVATIVE).

The Good

  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
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Calories
0
Sugar
1g
Stevia in the Raw, In the Raw

Organic Stevia

Ingredients: organic cane sugar, organic stevia leaf extract.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Truvia

Stevia Leaf

Ingredients: ERYTHRITOL, STEVIA LEAF EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVORS

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Splenda

Monk Fruit

Ingredients: WATER, MONK FRUIT EXTRACT, CITRIC ACID, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Contains Sodium Benzoate
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
McCormick

Pure Vanilla Extract

Ingredients: vanilla bean extractives in water, alcohol.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Mccormick

Rum Extract

Ingredients: ALCOHOL, WATER, RUM, AND NATURAL FLAVOR

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
McCormick

Pure Lemon Extract

Ingredients: Alcohol 83%, water, oil of lemon.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Frequently Asked Questions

Are products in the Food Additives category always vegan?+
Not necessarily. We analyzed over 125 products in the Food Additives category on CakeID. While some are plant-based, many contain hidden animal ingredients like milk powder, whey, or gelatin. Always check the "Is Vegan" status on our product pages.
How does CakeID rank the best Food Additives?+
We rank Food Additives based on their nutritional value, ingredient cleanliness (fewer additives), and vegan compatibility. Products with lower sugar and simpler ingredients rank higher.
Can I find low-calorie Food Additives here?+
Yes! Our list highlights the nutritional details of each product. Look for the "Calories" badge on the product cards above to find low-calorie options.
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