E412 — Guar gum · page 38
E412 (Guar gum) appears in the ingredient lists of 1,899 products sold in the United Kingdom. Function: emulsifier, stabiliser, thickener.
Nutri-Score
1,402 rated products
Median values
| Energy | 197 kcal |
| Sugars | 5.5 g |
| Saturates | 2.6 g |
| Salt | 0.41 g |
Categories
Status in the United States (FDA)
Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 184.1339.
Technical effects listed by the FDA: anticaking agent or free-flow agent, drying agent, emulsifier or emulsifier salt, firming agent, flavor enhancer, formulation aid, humectant, stabilizer or thickener, texturizer
The inventory is a partial list, and a listing is not an FDA approval of every use; the regulations set the permitted uses.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Substances Added to Food (updated 9/8/2026), public domain · CAS 9000-30-0 via Wikidata (CC0)
Products
1,899 products, most viewed first · page 38 of 40.
Source: Open Food Facts export of 1 November 2026, ODbL · Shelfpedia calculations (medians, distributions).