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Gellan Gum(E418)

Level 3 — ContestedIn Winter's Dictionary2 sources

Gellan Gum is a thickener gum — Stabilizer and thickener

What it does

Stabilizer and thickener

Where you'll see it

Various foods

What the research says

[ultra-processed-people] Microbial-fermentation gum in the same family as xanthan — used industrially as a thickener/stabiliser. Van Tulleken groups all such gums and thickeners as microbiome-affecting additives in his summary list.

Regulatory status

  • US FDA: ASP
  • EU: approved

Sources

  • Ultra-Processed People (van Tulleken) — Afterword: quick-fire list: Other additives that affect the microbiome are maltodextrins, modified starches and lots of the gums and thickeners
  • A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): used as a stabilizer and thickener in various foods