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Ethyl Cellulose

What is Ethyl Cellulose?

Ethyl cellulose is a semi-synthetic derivative of cellulose in which some of the hydroxyl groups on the repeating glucose units are converted into ethyl ether groups. [1]

Usage

Ethyl cellulose is used as a food additive as an emulsifier (E462). [1]



History

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Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Ethyl Cellulose


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Ethyl Cellulose".
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, Chemical (Synthetic) Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Artificial

References
  1. Ethyl cellulose - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)

None found

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchFebruary 16, 2013 @ 11:25 AM

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