Food additive · Thickener / stabilizer

Locust bean gum

E-number
E410

A thickener from carob seeds, used in ice cream and cream cheese.

  • Food additive
  • Thickener, stabilizer or gelling agent
  • Ultra-processing marker
  • Expert review pending

Concern level

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 locust bean 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]

Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.

Popular products that list locust bean gum

486 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list locust bean gum. The 12 most scanned:

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 (26)
  • e410
  • carob gum
  • carob bean
  • locust bean
  • carob bean gum
  • carob seed gum
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  • johannisbrotkernmehl
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  • farine de graines de caroube
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Sources

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

    Public Health Nutrition · April 2019 · Peer-reviewed

    doi.org