Food additive · Processing aid

Powdered cellulose

E-number
E460ii

Plant cellulose used to stop shredded cheese and powders from clumping, and as fiber.

  • Food additive
  • Anti-caking 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 powdered cellulose costs on a product’s receipt.

What the evidence says

  • Marker of ultra-processingInfo

    An additive 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 powdered cellulose

218 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list powdered cellulose. 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 (25)
  • e460ii
  • cellulose
  • wood cellulose
  • cellulose fiber
  • plant cellulose
  • cellulose powder
  • powdered cellulose
  • thickener cellulose
  • stabiliser cellulose
  • thickeners cellulose
  • cellulose anti caking
  • stabilisers cellulose
  • cellulose to prevent caking
  • thickener powdered cellulose
  • cellulose to prevent clumping
  • powdered cellulose anticaking
  • cellulose added to prevent caking
  • cellulose powder to prevent caking
  • powdered cellulose prevents caking
  • anti caking agent powdered cellulose
  • potato starch and powdered cellulose
  • powdered cellulose anti caking agent
  • powdered cellulose to prevent caking
  • powdered cellulose to prevent clumping
  • powdered cellulose added to prevent caking

Sources

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

    Public Health Nutrition · April 2019 · Peer-reviewed

    doi.org