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Ingredients Not Included

NOT Included In
H-E-B Select Ingredients

What we leave out is as important as what we put in to H-E-B Select Ingredients. See below for a list of what you will never find in H-E-B Select Ingredients products:
 
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |

 

A
 
Acesulfame-K (acesulfame potassium)
Acetone Peroxides
Acetyl Benzoyl Peroxide
Acetylated Ester of Mono-and Diglycerides (Acetic Acid Ester)
Advantame
Aluminum Ammonium Sulfate
Aluminum Calcium Silicate
Aluminum Potassium Sulfate
Ammonium Alginate
Ammonium Chloride
Anisole
Aspartame
Azo Dyes
Azodicarbonamide (ADA)

B
 
Bentonite
Benzoic Acid
Benzoyl Peroxide
Benzyl Alcohol
BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole)
BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene)
Bleached Flour
Blue 1
Blue 2
Bromated flour
Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO)
Butane Glycol
Butylated Hydroxymethyl Phenol (4-Hydroxymethyl-2,6-di-tert-butylphenol)

C
 
Caffeine (added)*
Calcium Bromate
Calcium Cyclamate
Calcium Disodium EDTA
Calcium Hexametaphosphate
Calcium Lactobionate
Calcium Peroxide
Calcium Propionate
Calcium Saccharin
Calcium Sorbate
Calcium Stearoyl-2-Lactylate
Calcium Tripolyphosphate
Canthaxanthin
Caprocaprylobehenin (Caprenin)
Castor Oil
Castoreum
Certified FD&C Colors
Chlorine Dioxide
Citrus Red 2
Corn Protein Hydrolysates
Coumarin
Coumarone-indene resin
Cyclamates
Cyclamic Acid
 

D

DATEM (Diacetyl Tartaric and Fatty Acid Esters of Mono and Diglycerides)
Diacetyl
Dimethyl Dicarbonate
Dimethylamylamine (DMAA)
Dimethylpolysiloxane (Polydimethylsiloxane)
Dioctyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate (DSS)
Dipotassium Sulfate
Disodium EDTA
Disodium Guanylate (GMP)
Disodium Inosinate (IMP)

E
 
Epoxidized Soybean Oil
Erythorbic Acid
Ester Gums
Esters of Fatty Acids
Esters of Sucrose (Sucrose Polyester)
Ethoxylated Mono & Diglycerides
Ethyl Formate
Ethyl Vanillin

F
 
Ficin
Foie Gras
Fractionated Oils (Solvent Fractionation)

G
 
Glucono delta-lactone (Produced with Bromine)
Glucose-Fructose Syrup (Corn Source)
Glycerol Ester of Wood Rosin
Glyceryl Palmitostearate
Glyceryl Tristearate
Green 3

H
 
Heptylparaben
High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)
Hydrogenated Lard
Hydrogenated Oil
Hydrogenated Starch
Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysates (HSH)
Hydrogenated Tallow
Hydrolyzed Casein
Hydrolyzed Corn Gluten
Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
Hydrolyzed Wheat Gluten
Hydroxylated Lecithin
 

L
 
Lactylated Esters of Mono- and Diglycerides
Lactylated Fatty Acid Esters of Glycerol and Propylene Glycol
Lard Stearin
L-Cysteine
L-Cysteine Monohydrochloride
Lye
 

M
 
Margarine (Hydrogenated form)
Methyl Salicylate
Methyl Silicon
Methylene Chloride
Methylparaben
Microparticularized Protein
Monopotassium Glutamate
Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)
Morpholine

N
 
Neotame
Nitrates (Synthetic form)*
Nitrites (Synthetic form)*
Nitrogen Dioxide
 

O
 
Olestra
Orange B
Oxystearin
 

P
 
Parabens
Partially Hydrogenated Oil (PHO)
Polyacrylamide
Polydextrose
Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)
Polyglycerol Polyricinolate (PGPR)
Polypropylene Glycol
Polysorbate 60
Polysorbate 65
Polysorbate 80
Potassium Aluminum Sulfate
Potassium Benzoate
Potassium Bisulfate
Potassium Bisulfite
Potassium Bromate
Potassium Hexametaphosphate
Potassium Hydroxide
Potassium Metabisulfite
Potassium Nitrate
Potassium Nitrite
Potassium Sorbate
Potassium Tripolyphosphate
Propyl Gallate
Propylene Glycol
Propylene Glycol Alginate
Propylene Glycol Mono- and Diesters of Fats and Fatty Acids
Propylene Oxide
Propylparaben

Q
 
Quinoline Yellow
 

R
 
Red 2 (Amaranth)
Red 3
Red 4
Red 40
 
S
 
Saccharin
Salatrim
Shortening (Hydrogenated form)
Simplesse
Smoke Flavor (Artificial)
Sodium Aluminosilicate (Sodium Silicoaluminate)
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
Sodium Aluminum Sulfate
Sodium Benzoate
Sodium Bisulfate (Bisulfate of Soda)
Sodium Bisulfite
Sodium Cyclamate
Sodium Diacetate
Sodium Erythorbate
Sodium Hexametaphosphate
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
Sodium Metabisulfite
Sodium Metaphosphate
Sodium Nitrate
Sodium Nitrite
Sodium Propionate
Sodium Sorbate
Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate
Sodium Stearyl Fumarate
Sodium Sulfite
Sodium Potassium Hexametaphosphate
Sodium Tetrapyrophosphate
Sodium Trimetaphosphate
Sorbic Acid
Sorbitan Monostearate
Stannous Chloride
Stearyl Monoglyceridyl Citrate
Succinic Acid
Succistearin (Stearoyl Propylene Glycol Hydrogen Succinate)
Sucralose (Splenda®)
Sucroglycerides
Sulfur Dioxide
Sulphured Molasses
 

T
 
Talc (Magnesium Silicate)
TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)
Tetracalcium Pyrophosphate
Tetrapotassium Pyrophosphate
Tetrasodium EDTA
Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate
Theobromine (added)*
THBP (2,4,5-trihydroxybutyrophenone)
Thiodipropionic Acid
Toluene
Trans Fatty Acid (Synthetic)
Triacetin (Glycerin Triacetate)

V
 
Vanillin (Synthetic or Artificial Form)

W
 
Wheat Protein Hydrolysates

Y
 
Yellow 5 (Tartrazine)
Yellow 6
 
Updated May 2020