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Beyond Meat Banned Ingredient List

May 1, 2023

Beyond Meat Banned Ingredients List

2,4,5-trihydroxybutyrophenone (THBP) 

5-HTP 

acesulfame-K 

acetoin (synthetic) 

acetone peroxides 

acetylated esters of mono- and diglycerides 

activated charcoal 

advantame 

alkanna tinctoria 

allulose 

aluminum ammonium sulfate 

aluminum potassium sulfate 

aluminum starch octenylsuccinate 

aluminum sulfate 

ammonium alum 

ammonium chloride 

ammonium saccharin 

ammonium sulfate 

apricot kernel/extract 

aspartame 

azo dyes 

azodicarbonamide 

Bacillus coagulans Unique IS-2 

Bacillus coagulans ProDURA UABc-20 

bacopa 

bentonite 

benzoates 

benzoic acid 

benzophenone 

benzoyl peroxide 

benzyl alcohol 

Benzyl benzoate 

beta-cyclodextrin 

BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) 

BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) 

black soldier fly 

bleached flour 

blessed thistle 

bromated flour 

brominated vegetable oil 

burnt alum 

butylparaben 

bryonia root 

caffeine (extended release) 

calcium benzoate 

calcium bromate 

calcium disodium EDTA 

calcium peroxide 

calcium propionate 

calcium saccharin 

calcium sorbate 

calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate 

canthaxanthin 

caprocaprylobehenin 

carmine 

CBD/cannabidiol 

certified colors 

charcoal powder 

Citrus Red No. 2 

cochineal 

cyclodextrin 

DATEM 

diacetyl (synthetic) 

dimethyl silicone 

dimethy|Bowstesarenfidential / For Beyond Meat Use Only 

dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (DSS) 

disodium 5'-ribonucleotides 

disodium calcium EDTA 

disodium dihydrogen EDTA 

disodium EDTA 

disodium guanylate 

disodium inosinate 

disodium iron EDTA 

dodecyl gallate 

EDTA 

erythrosine 

ethoxyquin 

ethyl acrylate (synthetic) 

ethyl vanillin (synthetic) 

ethylene glycol 

eugenyl methyl ether (synthetic) 

FD&C Blue No. 1 

FD&C Blue No. 2 

FD&C Colors 

FD&C Green No. 3 

FD&C Red No. 3 

FD&C Red No. 40 

FD&C Yellow No. 5 

FD&C Yellow No. 6 

foie gras 

gamma aminobutyric acid 

gardenia blue 

Garcinia cambogia 

Ginkgo biloba 

GMP 

gold/gold leaf 

Grapefruit seed extract 

Hawaiian black salt 

He shou wu 

heptylparaben 

hexa-, hepta- and octa-esters of sucrose 

highly branched cyclic dextrin 

high-fructose corn syrup/HFCS 

hjijiki 

hydrogenated oils 

inosine monophosphate 

insect Flour 

iron oxide 

kava/kava kava 

lactic acid esters of monoglycerides 

lactylated esters of mono- and diglycerides 

ma huang 

magnesium lactate 

mechanically separated meat 

melatonin 

methyl silicon 

methylparaben 

microparticularized whey protein derived fat substitute 

monoammonium glutamate 

monopotassium glutamate 

monosodium glutamate 

mucuna pruriens 

myrcene (synthetic) 

Nature identical flavors 

natamycin (okay in cheese-rind wax) 

neotame 

nitrites (synthetic) 

octyl gallate 

olestra 

Orange B 

partially hydreagnated+Riftial / For Beyond Meat® Use Only 

plant sterols 

polydextrose 

polyvinylpolypyrrolidone 

polyvinylpyrrolidone 

potassium alum 

potassium benzoate 

potassium bisulfite (okay in wine, mead, cider) 

potassium bromate 

potassium metabisulfite (okay in wine, mead, cider) 

potassium nitrate 

potassium nitrite 

potassium propionate 

potassium sorbate 

propane-1,2-Diol esters of fatty acids 

propionates 

propionic acid 

propyl gallate 

propylene glycol esters of fatty acids 

propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fats and fatty acids 

propylene oxide 

propylparaben 

pulegone (synthetic) 

pyridine (synthetic) 

saccharin 

saccharin sodium salt 

salatrim (short and long chain acyl triglyceride molecule) 

shark cartilage 

smoke flavor (synthetic) 

sodium acid sulfate 

sodium alum 

sodium aluminum phosphate 

sodium aluminum sulfate 

sodium benzoate 

sodium bisulfite (okay in wine, mead, cider) 

sodium cyclamate 

sodium diacetate 

sodium lauryl sulfate 

sodium metabisulfite (okay in wine, mead, cider) 

sodium nitrate/nitrite (synthetic) 

sodium propionate 

sodium saccharin 

sodium sorbate 

sodium stearoyl lactylate 

sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 

sodium sulfite (okay in wine, mead, cider) 

sorbic acid 

soy leghemoglobin 

stannous chloride 

succistearin 

sucralose 

sucroglycerides 

sucrose acetate isobutyrate 

sucrose ester 

sucrose polyester 

sulfites (okay in wine, mead, cider) 

sulfur dioxide (okay in wine, mead, cider) 

synthetic caffeine 

TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone) 

tetrasodium EDTA 

thiodipropionic acid 

toluene 

tonka bean/extract 

vanillin (synthetic) 

whale oil 

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