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Modified Cellulose(E466)

Level 3 — ContestedIn Winter's Dictionary

Modified Cellulose is a thickener gum — Cellulose-based gum used as thickener and stabilizer

Also: Cellulose Gum

What it does

Cellulose-based gum used as thickener and stabilizer

Where you'll see it

many processed foods, ice cream, baked goods

What the research says

Modified cellulose like CMC (carboxymethylcellulose) has been shown in mouse studies to damage gut barrier and drive inflammation.

Regulatory status

  • US FDA: GRAS
  • EU: approved

Sources

  • A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): See Cellulose Gums