Gum ghatti

Used as an emulsifier — Codex also lists it as carrier, stabilizer, thickener.

Gum ghatti is a tree exudate used as an emulsifier and stabiliser, particularly for beverage emulsions where it competes with gum arabic.

Where it is and isn’t permitted

Status of Gum ghatti by jurisdiction. Every jurisdiction this site covers is listed, including those where the substance does not appear.
JurisdictionStatusScope and limitsCitation
United StatesFood and Drug AdministrationPermitted21 CFR 184.1333retrieved 2026-09-07
Codex AlimentariusCodex Alimentarius Commission / JECFAPermitted

no numerical limit (good manufacturing practice)

CXS 192-1995 Table Three, INS 419retrieved 2026-09-07

What it is made from

Tapped from the Anogeissus latifolia tree in India and Sri Lanka.

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian

Every name it appears under

1 recorded name. A label may use any of them.

As it appears in regulation

  • Gum ghatti

Hazard reference values

No reference value for this substance in the sources we hold.

Evidence and how bodies read it

Studies, and the differing conclusions regulators drew from them, are curated by hand rather than machine-read, and none has been written for this substance yet.

Sources for this page

  • ecfr retrieved 2026-09-07
  • gsfa retrieved 2026-09-07

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