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Thickener or gelling agent

E416 (karaya gum): what it is, its sources, vegan or not

E416 is karaya gum, a thickener. E416 comes from karaya trees. Vegan and vegetarian profiles get Fits you.

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E416=karaya trees

What is E416?

E416 (karaya gum) is a thickener, an additive that thickens a food or gives it the texture of a gel.

What is E416 made from?

E416 comes from karaya trees.

  • Karaya trees

Is E416 vegan?

Fits you. E416 comes from karaya trees. Nothing from an animal.

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

VeganFits youE416 comes from karaya trees. Nothing from an animal.
VegetarianFits youE416 comes from karaya trees. Nothing from an animal.

What other names does E416 have on a label?

On a label, E416 can also appear as “INS 416”, “Thickener (416)”, “Thickener (E416)”, “Karaya gum” or “Sterculia gum”.

Any of these on a pack means E416. The checker reads them all.

E416E 416E-416INS 416Thickener (416)Thickener (E416)Karaya gumSterculia gum

What would change the answer for E416?

For E416, 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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