Carrageenan

AdditivesA thickener and stabilizer extracted from red seaweed. Sets the texture of plant-based drinks, ice cream and processed meat.

E407 · International identifier · the Korean name is definitive · not a hazard scoreOpen Food Facts · ODbL

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Definition

A thickener and stabilizer extracted from red seaweed. Sets the texture of plant-based drinks, ice cream and processed meat.

In the body

Passes through undigested.

Watch out for

Animal studies have raised a link with gut inflammation, but the effect of food-grade carrageenan on humans is unsettled. Some people with inflammatory bowel disease choose to avoid it.

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