Carboxymethyl Cellulose

E466
Hazard level: Moderate health concern Thickener, stabiliser or emulsifier (E400–499)

What is Carboxymethyl Cellulose?

Thickener and texturizer. Linked in recent studies to alterations in intestinal barriers.

Is Carboxymethyl Cellulose safe?

Carboxymethyl Cellulose is a moderate health concern — best consumed in moderation.

Score impact: −2 points on the FoodsScan score (FoodsScan scores run 0–100, where 100 is best.)

Found in 165 of 12,846 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.

Regulatory sources: EFSA

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Also known as

Carboxymethyl Cellulose is also known as cmc, e466, cellulose gum, целулозна гума, карбоксиметил целулоза — these all refer to the same ingredient.

carboxymethyl cellulose cmc e466 карбоксиметил целулоза cellulose gum sodium carboxymethylcellulose целулозна гума

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Αξιαγαπητες High Protein
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PUDDING
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