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Thickener or gelling agent

E469 (hydrolysed cellulose gum): what it is, its sources, vegan or not

E469 is hydrolysed cellulose gum, a thickener. E469 can come from wood pulp or plants. Vegan and vegetarian profiles get Fits you.

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What is E469?

E469 (hydrolysed cellulose gum) is a thickener, an additive that thickens a food or gives it the texture of a gel.

What is E469 made from?

E469 can come from wood pulp or plants.

  • Wood pulp
  • Plants

Is E469 vegan?

Fits you. E469 can come from wood pulp or plants. Nothing from an animal.

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

VeganFits youE469 can come from wood pulp or plants. Nothing from an animal.
VegetarianFits youE469 can come from wood pulp or plants. Nothing from an animal.

What other names does E469 have on a label?

On a label, E469 can also appear as “INS 469”, “Thickener (469)”, “Thickener (E469)”, “Enzymatically hydrolysed carboxymethyl cellulose” or “Enzymatically hydrolysed cellulose gum”.

Any of these on a pack means E469. The checker reads them all.

E469E 469E-469INS 469Thickener (469)Thickener (E469)Enzymatically hydrolysed carboxymethyl celluloseEnzymatically hydrolysed cellulose gum

What would change the answer for E469?

For E469, 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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