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Quality Standards: Unacceptable Food Ingredients

The following list contains ingredients that Whole Foods Market finds unacceptable in food products. We reserve the right to change this list at any time.

* acesulfame-K (acesulfame potassium)
* acetylated esters of mono- and diglycerides
* ammonium chloride
* artificial colors
* artificial flavors
* aspartame
* azodicarbonamide
* benzoates in food
* benzoyl peroxide
* BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole)
* BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene)
* bleached flour
* bromated flour
* brominated vegetable oil (BVO)
* calcium bromate
* calcium disodium EDTA
* calcium peroxide
* calcium propionate
* calcium saccharin
* calcium sorbate
* calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate
* caprocaprylobehenin.
* certified colors
* cyclamates
* cysteine (l-cysteine), as an additive for bread products
* DATEM (Diacetyl tartaric and fatty acid esters of mono and diglycerides)
* dimethylpolysiloxane
* dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (DSS)
* disodium calcium EDTA
* disodium dihydrogen EDTA
* disodium guanylate
* disodium inosinate
* EDTA
* ethyl vanillin
* ethylene oxide
* ethyoxyquin
* FD & C colors
* fois gras
* GMP (disodium guanylate)
* hexa-, hepta- and octa-esters of sucrose
* hydrogenated fats
* IMP (disodium inosinate)
* irradiated foods
* lactylated esters of mono- and diglycerides
* lead soldered cans
* methyl silicon
* methylparaben
* microparticularized whey protein derived fat substitute
* monosodium glutamate (MSG)
* natamyacin
* nitrates/nitrites
* partially hydrogenated oil
* polydextrose
* potassium benzoate
* potassium bisulfite
* potassium bromate
* potassium metabisulfite
* potassium sorbate
* propionates
* propyl gallate
* propylparaben
* saccharin
* sodum aluminum phosphate
* sodium aluminum sulfate
* sodium benzoate
* sodium bisulfite
* sodium diacetate
* sodium glutamate
* sodium nitrate/nitrite
* sodium propionate
* sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate
* sodium sulfite
* solvent extracted oils, as standalone single-ingredient oils (except grapeseed oil).
* sorbic acid
* sucralose
* sucroglycerides
* sucrose polyester
* sulfites (sulfur dioxide)
* TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone)
* tetrasodium EDTA
* vanillin