Vegan wax from palm leaves, used to coat confectionery and fruits. Safe.
Carnauba Wax has no known health concerns in the amounts typically used in food.
Score impact: No penalty on the FoodsScan score (FoodsScan scores run 0–100, where 100 is best.)
Found in 46 of 9,912 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.
Regulatory sources: EFSA, FDA
Carnauba Wax is also known as e903, palm wax, brazil wax, carnauba wax — these all refer to the same ingredient.
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