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Thickener or gelling agent

E417 (tara gum): what it is, its sources, vegan or not

E417 is tara gum, a thickener. E417 comes from tara tree seeds. Vegan and vegetarian profiles get Fits you.

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E417=tara tree seeds

What is E417?

E417 (tara gum) is a thickener, an additive that thickens a food or gives it the texture of a gel.

What is E417 made from?

E417 comes from tara tree seeds.

  • Tara tree seeds

Is E417 vegan?

Fits you. E417 comes from tara tree seeds. Nothing from an animal.

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

VeganFits youE417 comes from tara tree seeds. Nothing from an animal.
VegetarianFits youE417 comes from tara tree seeds. Nothing from an animal.

What other names does E417 have on a label?

On a label, E417 can also appear as “INS 417”, “Thickener (417)”, “Thickener (E417)” or “Tara gum”.

Any of these on a pack means E417. The checker reads them all.

E417E 417E-417INS 417Thickener (417)Thickener (E417)Tara gum

What would change the answer for E417?

For E417, 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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