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Thickener or gelling agent

E414 (gum arabic): what it is, its sources, vegan or not

E414 is gum arabic, a thickener. E414 comes from acacia tree. Vegan and vegetarian profiles get Fits you.

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E414=acacia tree

What is E414?

E414 (gum arabic) is a thickener, an additive that thickens a food or gives it the texture of a gel.

What is E414 made from?

E414 comes from acacia tree.

  • Acacia tree

Is E414 vegan?

Fits you. E414 comes from acacia tree. Nothing from an animal.

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

VeganFits youE414 comes from acacia tree. Nothing from an animal.
VegetarianFits youE414 comes from acacia tree. Nothing from an animal.

What other names does E414 have on a label?

On a label, E414 can also appear as “INS 414”, “Thickener (414)”, “Thickener (E414)”, “Gum arabic (acacia gum)” or “Acacia gum”.

Any of these on a pack means E414. The checker reads them all.

E414E 414E-414INS 414Thickener (414)Thickener (E414)Gum arabic (acacia gum)Acacia gum

What would change the answer for E414?

For E414, 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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