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MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE

Not on the EU Annex III list

Microcrystalline Cellulose is the isolated, colloidal crystalline portion of cellulose fibers.

MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE is listed in the European Commission CosIng inventory under the functional categories Abrasive, Absorbent, Anticaking, Bulking, Emulsion Stabilising, Opacifying, Light Stabilizer, Viscosity Controlling, with CAS number 9004-34-6 and EC number 232-674-9. In the free INCIDB sample it appears on 4 product labels, reaching position 11 on Leche solar 50+.

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER
9004-34-6
EC NUMBER
232-674-9
COSING FUNCTIONS
Abrasive, Absorbent, Anticaking, Bulking, Emulsion Stabilising, Opacifying, Light Stabilizer, Viscosity Controlling

Sample products containing MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE

Label positions from the free INCIDB sample. A lower position means the ingredient is declared earlier, i.e. present in a higher proportion.

PRODUCT LABEL POSITION
Dusche & Ölperlen #18
instant teeth whitening #13
Leche solar 50+ #11
Mousse à raser douceur #20

Query MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE in the full snapshot

import pyarrow.parquet as pq

ingredients = pq.read_table('ingredients.parquet').to_pandas()
target = ingredients[ingredients['inci_name'] == "MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE"]
print(target[['ingredient_id', 'functions', 'cas_number', 'is_common_allergen']])

The complete snapshot covers 18,583 products. Coverage of each enrichment column is published, both per distinct name and weighted by label occurrence — see the coverage table.

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