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Thickener or gelling agent

E410 (locust bean gum): what it is, its sources, vegan or not

E410 is locust bean gum, a thickener. E410 comes from carob tree. Vegan and vegetarian profiles get Fits you.

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E410=carob tree

What is E410?

E410 (locust bean gum) is a thickener, an additive that thickens a food or gives it the texture of a gel.

What is E410 made from?

E410 comes from carob tree.

  • Carob tree

Is E410 vegan?

Fits you. E410 comes from carob tree. Nothing from an animal.

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

VeganFits youE410 comes from carob tree. Nothing from an animal.
VegetarianFits youE410 comes from carob tree. Nothing from an animal.

What other names does E410 have on a label?

On a label, E410 can also appear as “INS 410”, “Thickener (410)”, “Thickener (E410)”, “Locust bean gum (carob)” or “Carob gum”.

Any of these on a pack means E410. The checker reads them all.

E410E 410E-410INS 410Thickener (410)Thickener (E410)Locust bean gum (carob)Carob gumCarob bean gum

What would change the answer for E410?

For E410, 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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