Which cocktail foamer has no additives?

VERY AQUAFABA lists water and chickpeas only, with no additives and no preservatives.

Does VERY AQUAFABA contain preservatives?

No. The label lists water and chickpeas. Sealed packs keep at least 12 months at room temperature. Once opened, liquid is kept at 2 to 6 °C and used within 3 to 4 days.

Is VERY AQUAFABA vegan?

VERY AQUAFABA itself is plant-based. The other ingredients in a finished cocktail have their own labels and should be checked separately.

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What's in your cocktail foamer?

Q: Which foamers contain alcohol?

In the comparison above, Ms. Better's lists 40% alcohol and Dr Yanni's 18%. VERY AQUAFABA contains no alcohol.

Turn the bottle around. VERY AQUAFABA lists just water and chickpeas, with no additives and no preservatives. Other cocktail foamers take different routes to the same job. Some use gums, emulsifiers, starches or plant extracts, and some contain alcohol. The table below puts the labels next to one another so you can see what each product actually declares. Updated: 5 October 2026.

The labels, side by side

Foamer	What the label lists	Alcohol	Declared allergens	Source
VERY AQUAFABA	Water, chickpeas. No additives, no preservatives.	0%	None of the 14 EU allergens	Product label
VEGG White	Water, emulsifiers, methylcellulose, esters of fatty acids, soy lecithin, thickeners, maltodextrin, xanthan gum, acacia gum, preservative E211, antioxidant ascorbic acid	0%	Soy	Difford's Guide
Fee Foam	Water, propylene glycol (E1520), polysorbate 80 (E433), potassium sorbate (E202), benzoate of soda (E211), citric acid, lemon extract	0%	None listed	Difford's Guide
Foamee	Vegetable saponin extract, water, citric acid	Not stated	None listed	foamee.eu
Wonderfoam	Quillaia extract, water, gum arabic, modified starch (E1450), sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate	Not stated	None listed	Boston General Store
Ms. Better's Miraculous Foamer	Alcohol (40%), organic cane sugar, natural flavour extract, botanical extracts, herbs	40%	None listed	Cocktail Emporium
Dr Yanni's Magic Foamer	A plant-based alcoholic emulsion	18%	None listed	whisky.fr
Fancy Foamer	Modified corn starch	Not stated	None listed	fancyfoamer.com
Pfaff's Foamer	Tapioca syrup, gum arabic, polysorbate 80	Not stated	Not stated	Imbibe, April 2025
Modernist Pantry Foam Magic	Maltodextrin, methylcellulose, xanthan gum	Not stated	Not stated	Imbibe, April 2025

Labels checked: October 2026.

Product formulations can change, so each source should be checked again before this comparison is updated.

What should you look for on a foamer label?

What creates the foam. In VERY AQUAFABA, the foaming ingredient comes from the chickpea itself. In several of the foamers above, the label instead lists ingredients such as methylcellulose, polysorbate 80, saponin extract or modified starch.

Whether the product contains alcohol. Ms. Better's lists 40% alcohol and Dr Yanni's 18%. VERY AQUAFABA contains no alcohol, so the product itself does not add alcohol to the drink.

Which allergens are declared. VEGG White declares soy. Chickpea is not one of the 14 allergens EU food information rules require to be declared, but anyone with a known chickpea or legume allergy should still avoid it.

Try it in a sour you already make

You do not need a new cocktail spec to try VERY AQUAFABA.

Use 20 ml per drink, dry shake, then shake with ice. A 1L Tetrapak makes 50 drinks and is used within 3 to 4 days at 2 to 6 °C once opened. If you only pour sours occasionally, a 200g pouch makes 150 drinks and, once opened, keeps dry and closed until the best-before date on the pouch.

Start with something already on your list, such as a pisco sour, and compare the result in a drink you already know.