Learn Glossary thickener gum

Cellulose(E460)

Level 1Generally benignIn Winter's Dictionary

Cellulose is a thickener gum — Chief constituent of plant fiber; basic material for cellulose gums

What it does

Chief constituent of plant fiber; basic material for cellulose gums

Where you'll see it

Cell walls of plants

Regulatory status

  • EU: approved
  • Notes: EAF

Sources

  • A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): Chief constituent of the fiber of plants. Cotton contains about 90 percent