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Food additive databasethickener / stabilizerChecked 2026-10-02

Cassia gum カシアガム

Existing food additivePermitted in the EU (E427)
Purpose
thickener / stabilizer
On the label
“増粘剤（カシアガム）” (thickener (cassia gum)), “安定剤（カッシャガム）” (stabilizer (cassia gum)), “ゲル化剤（カシアガム）” (gelling agent (cassia gum)), “増粘多糖類” (thickening polysaccharides)
Name in the List of Existing Food Additives
カシアガム (No. 51)
Source and production
Obtained by crushing the endosperm of the seeds of Cassia tora, a plant of the legume family. The main component is polysaccharides.

In Japan

  • A polysaccharide obtained from the endosperm of Cassia tora seeds, used as a thickener/stabilizer. Another name is “カッシャガム” (cassia gum). There are no standards for use.
  • When used as a thickener, stabilizer, or gelling agent, the purpose name must be shown alongside. When two or more thickener/stabilizer polysaccharides are used together, they can be written together as “増粘多糖類” (thickening polysaccharides); in that case the purpose name can be omitted because the name includes “増粘” (thickening).

Japan's standards for use

There are no standards for use that limit which foods or how much (the general standards for all additives still apply).

This is a summary of the standards for use. See the source list for the exact conditions.

In the EU

  • It is on the EU list of food additives (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II) as E427.

When it is labeled under a shared name

Cassia gum may be declared on the label in the same way as “増粘剤・安定剤・ゲル化剤”. See Thickener / stabilizer / gelling agent for details.

Sources

Checked 2026-10-02. Rules and evaluations change over time. This page is a translation of our Japanese page; if they differ, the Japanese page is the reference.

This page lists facts stated in laws and in evaluations by public bodies; it is not a safety verdict. Additives used in Japan are approved by the government, which sets the foods and amounts they can be used in. The ADI is a guide to the amount that is considered safe to take every day over a lifetime.

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