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Food additive · Thickener / stabilizer

Karaya gum

E-number
E416

A thickener from sterculia trees.

  • Food additive
  • Thickener, stabilizer or gelling agent
  • Ultra-processing marker
  • Expert review pending
Low concern Level 1 of 4 How concern levels work

A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points karaya gum costs on a product’s receipt.

What the evidence says

  • Marker of ultra-processingInfo

    An ingredient class typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). [1]

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Popular products that list karaya gum

4 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list karaya gum.

Diets and allergens

Vegan
Yes
Vegetarian
Yes
Gluten-free
Yes

For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.

Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (3)
  • e416
  • gum karaya
  • karaya gum

Sources

  1. Ultra-processed foods: what they are and how to identify them

    Public Health Nutrition · April 2019 · Peer-reviewed

    doi.org