Thickener or gelling agent
E464 hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC): what it is, its sources, vegan or not
E464 is hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC), a thickener. E464 can come from wood pulp or plants. Vegan and vegetarian profiles get Fits you.
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E464=wood pulp or plants
What is E464?
E464, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC), is a thickener, an additive that thickens a food or gives it the texture of a gel. The plant-based capsule shell used instead of gelatin.
What is E464 made from?
E464 can come from wood pulp or plants.
- Wood pulp
- Plants
Is E464 vegan?
Fits you. E464 can come from wood pulp or plants. Nothing from an animal.
What the app says to each profile, and the reason it shows.
What other names does E464 have on a label?
On a label, E464 can also appear as “INS 464”, “Thickener (464)”, “Thickener (E464)”, “Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC)” or “HPMC”.
Any of these on a pack means E464. The checker reads them all.
What would change the answer for E464?
For E464, 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.
- EU Regulation 1333/2008 on food additives (the E-number list)
- EU Regulation 1169/2011, Annex II: the allergen sources a label must name
- US FDA: Food Additive Status List
- 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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