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Thickener or gelling agent

E407 (carrageenan): what it is, its sources, vegan or not

E407 is carrageenan, a thickener. E407 comes from seaweed. Vegan and vegetarian profiles get Fits you.

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E407=seaweed

What is E407?

E407 (carrageenan) is a thickener, an additive that thickens a food or gives it the texture of a gel.

What is E407 made from?

E407 comes from seaweed.

  • Seaweed

Is E407 vegan?

Fits you. E407 comes from seaweed. Nothing from an animal.

What the app says to each profile, and the reason it shows.

VeganFits youE407 comes from seaweed. Nothing from an animal.
VegetarianFits youE407 comes from seaweed. Nothing from an animal.

What other names does E407 have on a label?

On a label, E407 can also appear as “INS 407”, “Thickener (407)”, “Thickener (E407)” or “Carrageenan”.

Any of these on a pack means E407. The checker reads them all.

E407E 407E-407INS 407Thickener (407)Thickener (E407)Carrageenan

What would change the answer for E407?

For E407, only the ingredient list itself: a code the camera cannot read gets Needs one more scan, and the app never guesses a code it cannot see.

Sources: EU, US and Codex additive rules

Where additives are listed and approved. Bravoora reads the source and the diet; it does not rate the hazard.

  1. EU Regulation 1333/2008 on food additives (the E-number list)
  2. EU Regulation 1169/2011, Annex II: the allergen sources a label must name
  3. US FDA: Food Additive Status List
  4. FAO/WHO Codex: General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA) online

Names and classes cross-checked with Open Food Facts (Open Database License).

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