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Ester Gum

What is Ester Gum?

Ester gum is a food additive used as an emulsifier and stabilizer.

Toxicity to humans, including carcinogenicity, reproductive and developmental toxicity, neurotoxicity, and acute toxicity.

Ester gum is also known as Glyceryl Abietate, Glycerol Ester Of Wood Rosin, Glycerol Dihydroabietate.


History

Unknown

Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Ester Gum


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Ester Gum".
The data is calculated from UPC Food Search's product data only, and is not meant to reflect all food products regionally or globally.

Source(s) Derived From

 Plant Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural & Possibly Unsafe

References

 

  1. http://www.inchem.org/documents/jecfa/jecmono/v35je05.htm
  2. http://www.pesticideinfo.org/Detail_Chemical.jsp?Rec_Id=PC36969

 

Aliases (Also Known As)


 Glycerol Dihydroabietate
Glycerol Ester Of Rosin
Glycerol Ester Of Wood Rosin
Glyceryl Abietate

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  • Natural
  • Natural & Possibly Unsafe
  • Artificial
  • Artificial & Possibly Unsafe
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient added12056November 28, 2009 @ 4:21 AM

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