Ubehealth scanner
Home  ›  Tara

Tara

Low concern

Tara gum (E417) is a permitted food additive evaluated as safe by EFSA at typical use levels.

Found in
67 products

What it is

A leguminous tree (Caesalpinia spinosa) native to South America whose seeds yield tara gum, a galactomannan polysaccharide used as a thickener and stabilizer.

Source of tara gum (E417); thickener, stabilizer.

What regulators actually say

""

Regulatory status

United States — FDA

GRAS for tara gum

European Union — EFSA

permitted as E417

Scan it before you buy it

Get Ube on iOS or Android — point at any barcode, see what's actually in there.

Get the app