emulsifier
Carboxymethylcellulose
Score
35
Thickener and stabiliser from the same emerging-evidence family as polysorbate 80.
A 2022 randomised controlled feeding trial reported microbiota and metabolome changes with CMC. Small study, real signal, unresolved significance.
gut microbiome signal
Also appears on labels as
cmc · cellulose gum · e466
What this is based on
- GrubFacts researchGrubFacts · 2026