Humectant

What the research shows

Not enough

published research on this page yet

Covers the group as a whole. Each one has its own page.

A substance that keeps things moist.

It keeps moisture in food so it does not dry out.12

Products

The 6 most-scanned of 2,541 products on Open Food Facts that list humectant.

  • Protein Nut Bar Fruit & Chocolate Nature Valley · 160 g 4 additives
  • Barrette Proteiche al Caramello Salato Nature Valley · 40 g 3 additives
  • Bounty 2er Bounty · 57 g 2 additives
  • Sweet & Salty Nut - Chocolat noir et mélange de noix Nature Valley · 30 g 1 additive
  • Vitamin & Protein Bar Fulfil · 55 g 5 additives
  • Wraps Wheat & White Mission 6 additives

References

  1. 1Humectant: ingredient taxonomy entry. Open Food Facts.
  2. 2Humectant. Wikipedia. Accessed September 30, 2026. CC BY-SA 4.0.