Celluloses & Modified Celluloses
E460–E466, E468–E469; INS 467
E460, E460(i), E460(ii), E461, E462, E463, E464, E465, E466, INS 467, E468, E469, cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, cellulose gel, powdered cellulose, methyl cellulose, methylcellulose, ethyl cellulose, ethylcellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, HPMC, ethyl methyl cellulose, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, CMC, cellulose gum, ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose, cross-linked sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, enzymatically hydrolysed carboxymethyl cellulose
What it is
A family of cellulose and modified-cellulose texturisers. The current EU list includes E460–E466 and E468–E469; JECFA also recognises ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose as INS 467.
Why BOTIA flags it
Food-grade cellulose is obtained from plant fibres and wood, and appears as a thickener, stabiliser or anti-caking agent — it is what keeps grated cheese from clumping. The body does not digest it. On labels it can appear in many forms, and each is a different derivative.
BOTIA CAN
- Detect the current EU cellulose codes and common names, plus INS 467 where that international identifier is actually declared.
- Show the texture and numbering context while distinguishing EU E-numbers from an INS identifier used outside the EU list.
BOTIA CANNOT
- Determine viscosity grade, substitution pattern or concentration from the ingredient list.
- Assume that every INS member of the global family is authorised as an E-number in the EU.