Glazing agent
What the research shows
Not enough
published research on this page yet
Covers the group as a whole. Each one has its own page.
What research says
How it’s made and used
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How much gets eaten3
Glazing agents on sweets were the main source of wax people ate, but amounts stayed within safe limits.
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Products
The 6 most-scanned of 1,624 products on Open Food Facts that list glazing agent.
- SWEET & SALTY Popcorn PROPER CORN · 28 gram 1 additive
- Sweet & Salty Popcorn ProperCorn · 14 g 1 additive
- SWEET & SALTY POPCORN PROPER CORN · 84 g 1 additive
- Maltesers Mars · 175 g 5 additives
- Sachet de skittles aux fruits Skittles · 152 g 13 additives
- Bourn Vita 500Gram Pauch Cadbury 10 additives
References
- 1Glazing agent: ingredient taxonomy entry. Open Food Facts.
- 2Glazing agent. Wikipedia. Accessed September 30, 2026. CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 3Tennant DR. The usage, occurrence and dietary intakes of white mineral oils and waxes in Europe. Food Chem Toxicol. 2004;42(3):481-92. doi:10.1016/j.fct.2003.10.011