Emulsifiers and gums

Is carboxymethylcellulose clean?

No. Our rubric flags carboxymethylcellulose under emulsifiers and gums (evidence: mixed). Changed gut bacteria and reduced microbial diversity in a controlled human feeding study.

Emulsifiers and gums Mixed

Penalty 15 of 100 · Balanced and Strict profiles

Changed gut bacteria and reduced microbial diversity in a controlled human feeding study.

Source: Chassaing B et al., Randomized controlled-feeding study of dietary emulsifier carboxymethylcellulose, Gastroenterology (2022)

Also on labels as

cellulose gum, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, e466

Low-FODMAP status

Coming soon: whether it is low-FODMAP and at what serving.

Related ingredients

Carrageenan
Polysorbate 80
Polysorbate 60
Mono- and diglycerides
DATEM
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
PGPR
Xanthan gum

From Gutlog's clean ingredient rubric, version 2026.11.0. Ask your assistant "is this clean?" with a photo of the label and Gutlog checks every ingredient. General information, not medical advice.