We launched Food You Feel Good About in 1991 with a commitment of great taste with no unnecessary artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. Since 2014, we have improved over 2,000 Wegmans items to meet our Food You Feel Good About standards, and today, nearly 90% of all Wegmans brand items are Food You Feel Good About with new items coming every day.
Food You Feel Good About means:
- Great taste
- No unnecessary artificial colors, flavors or preservatives
- Free of trans fats from partially hydrogenated oils
- No high fructose corn syrup
- No artificial sweeteners
Ingredients not added to Food You Feel Good About products
Since 1991 we’ve been removing “artificials” from our ingredient lists, especially certain colors, flavors, preservatives and sweeteners. We’ve listened to customers along the way to also remove all partially hydrogenated oils and high fructose corn syrup. Every ingredient decision involves study and debate by our labeling staff, nutritionists, product developers and merchants. Certified organic items always meet Food You Feel Good About ingredient criteria.
Good to know:
- We allow ingredients that are found in nature but produced using synthetic processes where necessary to keep the prices of our products reasonable for our customers. Examples: citric acid, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), tocopherols (vitamin E) and enzymes.
- We allow ingredients that are pantry staples, even though they may be highly processed like baking powder, corn syrup and cane sugar.
- Although nitrates and sulfites are not directly added, they may be naturally occurring in other ingredients such as celery (nitrates) and grapes (sulfites).
- If concerned about agricultural practices, incidental additives or processing aids, know that certified organic products provide a greater level of ingredient scrutiny.
List of commonly asked about ingredients that are not added to Food You Feel Good About products
Acesulfame Potassium Adipic Acid Ammonium Sulfate Animal Digest Artificial Colors Artificial Flavors Aspartame Benzoic Acid Benzyl Alcohol Bleached Flour Bromated Vegetable Oil Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA) Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT) Butylparaben Calcium Acetate Calcium Disodium EDTA Calcium Propionate Calcium Saccharin Calcium Sorbate Calcium Stearate Calcium Stearoyl Lactylate Cellulose Silica DATEM – Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Ester of Mono and Diglycerides Dimethicone Dimethyl Silicone | Disodium EDTA Disodium Guanosine-5′-Monophosphate Disodium Guanylate Disodium Inosinate Ethylcellulose Ethylparaben Glucose-Fructose Syrup Glycerol Monostearate Glyceryl Stearate Glyceryl Triacetate Glycine Soja Oil Graham’s Salt High Fructose Corn Syrup High Maltose Corn Syrup Hydrolyzed Gluten Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP) Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein Interesterified Oils/Fats Isomalt L-Cysteine (Monohydrochloride) Magnasweet Maltitol Mannanase Metabisulfite of Potassium | Methyl Palmitate Methyl Paraben Methyl Salicylate Mineral Oil Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) Nickel Sulfate Nitrates / Nitrites Paraffin Partially Hydrogenated Oils (PHO) Polydextrose Polyethylene Glycol Potassium Benzoate Potassium Bromate Potassium Iodate Potassium Lactate Potassium Metabisulfite Potassium Sorbate Propylene Glycol Saccharin Salicylic Acid Sodium 5`-Inosinate Sodium Acetate Sodium Aluminum Sulfate Sodium Benzoate | Sodium Bisulfite Sodium Borate Sodium Diacetate Sodium Ferrocyanide Sodium Hexametaphosphate Sodium Metabisulfite Sodium Polymetaphosphate Sodium Propionate Sodium Saccharin Sodium Silicate Sodium Silico Aluminate Sodium Starch Glycolate Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate Sodium Sulfite Sodium Tripolyphosphate Sorbic Acid Sorbitan Monostearate Stannous Chloride Sucralose Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate Sulfur Dioxide Sulphurous Anhydride Tartrazine TBHQ |
We will continue to listen to our customers as we partner with suppliers; list may change over time. Last updated 7/19/23
Please, don’t hesitate to contact us with specific ingredient questions.
Wegmans Customer Care Center, Monday-Friday 8am-7pm ET, Saturday & Sunday 8am-5pm ET, 1-800-WEGMANS (934-6267).
