Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, enzymatically hydrolysed (Cellulose gum, enzymatically hydrolyzed)

INS 469

Used as a thickener — Codex also lists it as stabilizer.

Enzymatically hydrolysed cellulose gum is a shorter-chain version of the familiar thickener, giving lower viscosity at the same concentration — useful where the stabilising effect is wanted without the thickness.

Where it is and isn’t permitted

Status of Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, enzymatically hydrolysed (Cellulose gum, enzymatically hydrolyzed) by jurisdiction. Every jurisdiction this site covers is listed, including those where the substance does not appear.
JurisdictionStatusScope and limitsCitation
United StatesFood and Drug AdministrationNot listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.
Codex AlimentariusCodex Alimentarius Commission / JECFAPermitted, with conditions

2 food categories

no numerical limit (good manufacturing practice)

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  • 01.2.1.1 Fermented milks (plain), not heat-treated after fermentation — GMP
  • 01.2.1.2 Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation — GMP
CXS 192-1995 Table Three, INS 469and 2 further provisionsretrieved 2026-09-07

What it is made from

Made by treating cellulose gum with cellulase enzymes to cut the chains to a controlled length.

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian

Every name it appears under

2 recorded names. A label may use any of them.

INS number

  • 469

Other names

  • SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE, ENZYMATICALLY HYDROLYSED (CELLULOSE GUM, ENZYMATICALLY HYDROLYZED)

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

  • gsfa retrieved 2026-09-07

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