Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Thickeners

5 of the top 10 thickeners products sit in NOVA group 1 — the least processed end of the scale. The thickeners with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 38 thickeners with complete data.

1

KNORR roux wit

Knorr · 1kg

d NOVA 1 566 kcal 0.5 g sugar 6.4 g protein 38 g fat

Also: Vegan · Vegetarian · No additives
2

Agar-Agar

Sainte Lucie · 8 g (4 * 2 g)

NOVA 1 26 kcal 0.3 g sugar 0.5 g protein 0 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
3

Johannisbrotkernmehl

Rapunzel · 65g

NOVA 1 60 kcal 0 g sugar 4.5 g protein 1.4 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
4

Johannesbroodpitmeel

Tammi · 90 g

NOVA 1 37 kcal 0 g sugar 7 g protein 1 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
5

Johannisbrotkernmehl

natura · 30 g

NOVA 1 46 kcal 0 g sugar 7 g protein 1 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
6

Fruttina extra

Alsa · 500 g

NOVA 2 172 kcal 40 g sugar 0.6 g protein 0.3 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian
7

Unmodified Potato Starch

NOVA 3 339 kcal 0.5 g sugar 0.6 g protein 0.1 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
8

Vitpris

Alsa · 188 g

NOVA 4 228 kcal 54 g sugar 0.5 g protein 0.5 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
9

For Chicken Gravy Granules

Tesco · 200g

NOVA 4 45 kcal 0.1 g sugar 0.3 g protein 2.8 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
10

Soßenbinder hell

Mondamin · 250g

NOVA 4 369 kcal 26 g sugar 0.6 g protein 0.5 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published thickeners on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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