Hydroxypropyl Cellulose — what it is & is it safe?

What is Hydroxypropyl Cellulose?

Modified cellulose used as a binder and coating agent.

Hydroxypropyl Cellulose 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 6 of 12,864 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.

Hydroxypropyl Cellulose is also known as hydroxypropyl cellulose — these all refer to the same ingredient.

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