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Food additive databasethickener / stabilizerChecked 2026-10-02

Gellan Gum ジェランガム

Existing food additivePermitted in the EU (E418)
Purpose
thickener / stabilizer
On the label
“ジェランガム” (gellan gum), “ジェラン” (gellan), “ジェラン多糖類” (gellan polysaccharide), “ゲル化剤（ジェランガム）” (gelling agent (gellan gum)), “増粘剤（ジェラン）” (thickener (gellan)), “増粘多糖類” (thickening polysaccharides)
Name in the List of Existing Food Additives
ジェランガム (No. 141)
Source and production
Obtained from the culture solution of Pseudomonas; the main component is polysaccharides (definition in the list). In the component specifications, it is described as obtained from the culture solution of bacteria of the genus Sphingomonas (Sphingomonas elodea).

In Japan

  • On the List of Existing Food Additives (list of listed items), its purpose is thickening stabilizer. Another name is “ジェラン多糖類” (gellan polysaccharide), and the simplified name is “ジェラン” (gellan).
  • When used for thickening, stabilizing, or gelling, it is written together with the purpose name, as in “ゲル化剤（ジェランガム）” (gelling agent (gellan gum)). When two or more polysaccharides classed as thickening stabilizers are used, they can be labeled together as “増粘多糖類” (thickening polysaccharides), and because that name contains the characters “増粘” (thickening), the purpose name can be omitted.
  • There are no standards for use.

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 E418.

When it is labeled under a shared name

Gellan 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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