Guar gum (E412)

What it is and why it counts

Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.

Cosmetic additives

NOVA calls these additives "cosmetic": they change how a product looks, feels or tastes rather than keeping it safe to eat. Their presence is one of the two defining signs of an ultra-processed food.

Function

Emulsifier

Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.

Stabiliser

Stabilisers are substances which make it possible to maintain the physico-chemical state of a foodstuff; stabilisers include substances which enable the maintenance of a homogenous dispersion of two or more immiscible substances in a foodstuff, substances which stabilise, retain or intensify an existing colour of a foodstuff and substances which increase the binding capacity of the food, including the formation of cross-links between proteins enabling the binding of food pieces into re-constituted food.

Thickener

Thickeners are substances which increase the viscosity of a foodstuff.

Functional class definitions from the EU food additives regulation, via Open Food Facts.

More about guar gum (E412) on Wikidata

Where it turns up

Guar gum (E412) appears in 1,597 of the 40,000 products on this site (4%).

• Ice creams 81 of 321 products
• Ice cream tubs 70 of 147 products
• Instant noodles 53 of 242 products
• Coconut milks and creams 45 of 119 products
• Breads 37 of 2,388 products
• Greek-style yogurts 37 of 359 products

Products containing guar gum (E412)

• Full fat soft cheese Philadelphia · 165g NOVA group 4
• Coconut And Rice Milk Vemondo · 250 ml NOVA group 4
• Mousse Proteica Gusto Cioccolato Lidl · 175 gram NOVA group 4
• fanta Orange 0,33 Coca-Cola Services Sa/Nv · 330 ml NOVA group 4
• Philadelphia Original Philadelphia NOVA group 4
• Full Fat Soft Cheese Milbona · 200 g NOVA group 4
• Carboana Buldak Spicy Ramen Samyang · 130g NOVA group 4
• Protein Chocolate Flavour Pudding Arla · 200 g NOVA group 4
• Soft Cheese Original Emporium · 200g NOVA group 4
• Meat-Free Tasty Sausages Richmond · 304 g NOVA group 4
• Coconut Milk Ktc · 400ml NOVA group 4
• Organic Protein Orgain · 43.2 oz (2.7 lbs) 1.22kg NOVA group 4
• Traditional Dairy Ice Cream Mackie's of Scotland · 1L NOVA group 4
• Snickers Ice Cream New Recipe Snickers · 319.2 g (352.1 ml) NOVA group 4
• Eis Mandel 6er Pack Bon Gelati · 504g NOVA group 4
• Mini Mix Classic Bon Gelati · 50g NOVA group 4
• Coconut Milk Tesco · 400 ml NOVA group 4
• Cornish Clotted Cream Kelly's · 950ml NOVA group 4
• Superloaf Modern Baker · 400g NOVA group 4
• Marbre au cacao Schär · 250g NOVA group 4
• Greek Yogurt Vanilla Chobani · 32 oz NOVA group 4
• Light Mayonnaise Hellmann's · 754 g NOVA group 4
• Greek Style on Fruity Layer Strawberry Raspberry Alpro · 150 g NOVA group 4
• Artificial Spicy Chicken Flavor Stir-Fried Ramen Samyang · 4.93 oz NOVA group 4
• Mango Papaya Passion Fruit Onken · 450 g NOVA group 4
• Catalina Crunch Cinnamon Toast Protein Cereal Catalina Crunch · 24 oz NOVA group 4
• coconut milk Consumers Pride · 400ml NOVA group 4
• Schokoladenpudding mit Sahne LiDL · 200g NOVA group 4
• Sweet & Tangy BBQ Beans Taste of · 285g NOVA group 4
• Rice noodles Satay flavour Itsu · 64g NOVA group 4
• Lentil Bolognese (Taste Of) Lidl · 250g NOVA group 4
• Swedish Glace dairy-free smooth Vanilla Wall's · 394 g NOVA group 4
• Madagascan Vanilla Carte d'Or · 900 ml NOVA group 4
• gelatina sabor tropical Royal · 550 g NOVA group 4
• Fanta zero sugar Coca-Cola Services Sa/Nv · 330ml NOVA group 4
• Cinnamon Toast Protein Cereal Catalina Crunch · 225 g NOVA group 4
• frubes Yoplair · 9×39g NOVA group 4
• Plain Bagels Thomas' · 567 g NOVA group 4
• Gut Health Light and Creamy The Coconut Collab · 350 g NOVA group 4
• Unsweetened Almond Kirkland Signature · 946 ml 1 qt (32 fl oz) NOVA group 4
• Original Seasoned Pretzel Twists Dot's Homestyle Pretzels · 35 oz NOVA group 4
• Barista Almond Alpro · 1 l NOVA group 4
• Yippee Noodles Sunfeast · 72.6 g NOVA group 4
• Rice noodles chilli miso Itsu · 63 g NOVA group 4
• Mexican Style Grains Taste of · 250 g NOVA group 4
• Coconut milk Frashona · 400 ml NOVA group 4
• Whole Wheat Original Mission · 10 Tortilla Wraps (16 oz) (453 g) NOVA group 4
• Buldak Spicy Ramen Samyang · 135 g NOVA group 4
• Seasoned Pretzel Twists Dot's Homestyle Pretzels · 454g NOVA group 4
• Greek Yogurt Blueberry on the Bottom Chobani · 5.3 oz NOVA group 4
• Cheese Triangles Valley Spire - Lidl · 400g - 24 x 16g NOVA group 4
• Greek Yogurt Peach on the Bottom Chobani · 5.3 Oz, 150g NOVA group 4
• Garlic & Herbs Philadelphia · 165g NOVA group 4
• Perinaise Nando's · 265 g NOVA group 4
• Free From Lidl · 1kg NOVA group 4
• Strawberry Yogurt Onken · 450g NOVA group 4
• Smokey Mexican Style Chilli Non Carne Taste Of NOVA group 4
• Reduced Fat Soft Cheese Emporium · 200 g NOVA group 4
• No Sugar Milk Koko · 1 L NOVA group 4
• Snickers ICE CREAM Snickers · 12st NOVA group 4

Showing the 60 most popular of 1,597.