e462 Ethyl Cellulose

Semisynthetic food additive, with emulsifying, stabilizing, diluent for other colorants and food additives and thickening role, obtained from cellulose. It is used as a substance-support for other food additives. Ethyl cellulose is insoluble and indigestible, having a detoxifying role for the digestive tract. It is a powder, insoluble in water, but soluble in some organic solvents, which is used in the quantities on the recipes in dairy products, in sweets, creams, emulsified fat spreads with or without flavors, sauces, snacks, ice creams, processed, preserved fruits and vegetables, meat products, fish, eggs, spices, soups, broths, salads, edible membranes, vegetable protein products, nutritional supplements, mustard, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, dietetic products etc.