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Gum Tragacanth
Gum Tragacanth
Low concern
Gum tragacanth is a long-permitted food additive considered safe at typical use levels.
Found in
480 products
What it is
Natural gum (E413) obtained from sap of Astragalus species; a complex polysaccharide used as a thickener, emulsifier, and stabilizer.
Thickener / emulsifier / stabilizer (E413)
What regulators actually say
"The ingredient is used as a food ingredient as defined in 170.3(o) of this chapter... Tragacanth is the dried gummy exudation obtained from Astragalus gummifer Labillardiere or other Asiatic species of Astragalus."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
GRAS (21 CFR 184.1355)
European Union — EFSA
Permitted as E413
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