Is powdered cellulose the same match?
No. This entry is cellulose gum / carboxymethylcellulose. Other cellulose ingredients keep their own names and are not folded in.
Gums & emulsifiers
Cellulose gum
Carboxymethylcellulose, printed as cellulose gum, CMC, or E466.
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What the label is naming
Cellulose gum is carboxymethylcellulose, a thickener made from cellulose. Labels say cellulose gum, carboxymethylcellulose, or E466. Powdered cellulose and cellulose fiber are different phrases and are not aliases, so a fiber ingredient is not silently flagged.
Where it hides
Ice cream, dressings, tortillas, and some low-fat dairy. It sits with other gums in the minor-ingredient tail.
Names and codes
- Cellulose gum
- Carboxymethylcellulose
- CMC
- E466
Aisles to check
- Ice cream
- Dressings
- Tortillas
Label-reading tips
- Cellulose fiber is not cellulose gum.
- Carboxymethylcellulose is the long chemical name.
Check a label for Cellulose gum
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Questions
What does CMC mean here?
CMC is a short name for carboxymethylcellulose. The patterns use the full words rather than the bare acronym, which is easy to confuse on a label.