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Thickener or gelling agent

E413 (tragacanth): what it is, its sources, vegan or not

E413 is tragacanth, a thickener. E413 comes from tragacanth shrubs. Vegan and vegetarian profiles get Fits you.

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E413=tragacanth shrubs

What is E413?

E413 (tragacanth) is a thickener, an additive that thickens a food or gives it the texture of a gel.

What is E413 made from?

E413 comes from tragacanth shrubs.

  • Tragacanth shrubs

Is E413 vegan?

Fits you. E413 comes from tragacanth shrubs. Nothing from an animal.

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

VeganFits youE413 comes from tragacanth shrubs. Nothing from an animal.
VegetarianFits youE413 comes from tragacanth shrubs. Nothing from an animal.

What other names does E413 have on a label?

On a label, E413 can also appear as “INS 413”, “Thickener (413)”, “Thickener (E413)”, “Tragacanth” or “Gum tragacanth”.

Any of these on a pack means E413. The checker reads them all.

E413E 413E-413INS 413Thickener (413)Thickener (E413)TragacanthGum tragacanth

What would change the answer for E413?

For E413, 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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