Cellulose gum is indigestible, your stomach and intestines will not be able to break it down and absorb it.
Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, commonly known as cellulose gum or CMC, is a type of stabilizer and thickener used in food like milk, ice cream, and some baked goods. Other uses include laundry detergents, chemicals, paper and ink making, dyeing, and oil drilling.
Is there exist any such study, where the negative health impacts have been identified?
Seaweed polysaccharides include the agars, alginates, and carrageenans. They are classified as gums, although they are able to form gels, unlike most gums. They are useful as gelling agents, thickeners, and stabilizers in foods.
CMC is also added to meat products (cooked sausage) as a texture enhancer .
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For wherever reason, CMC may be added to any thing, but it is not digestible. In this way not part of food.
Is it recommended to eat indigestible stuff?
Kindly you can see here
Food Standards Australia New Zealand " APPLICATION A1047 "4 October 2011
http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/code/applications/pages/applicationa1047sodi4816.aspx
I think the edible CMC may be free of contaminants or it may be prepared in a hygienic manner. But it is not digestible.
No, CMC as most gums is a dietary fiber. You can not digest it, but your microbiota will enjoy it.
There may be negative effects associated with CMC ingestion. There is evidence that ingestion of large volumes of emulsifiers, including CMC, may alter the gut bacteria and predispose to metabolic syndrome in susceptible individuals e.g. https://www.nature.com/articles/nature14232
New Atlas: Human trial finds common food additive alters gut microbiome.
https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/food-additive-emulsifier-cmc-gut-bacteria-inflammation/
Answer is in, not benign. harms microbiome. Possible early signs of IBD. not good news for the gluten free crowd! https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-11-ubiquitous-food-additive-human-microbiota.html
carboxymethylcellulose
https://news.gsu.edu/2021/11/30/ubiquitous-food-additive-alters-human-microbiota-and-intestinal-environment/
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