Emulsifiers, Stabilisers, Thickeners and Gelling Agents.
Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose is prepared from cellulose, the main polysaccharide and constituent of wood and all plant structures. Commercially prepared from wood and chemically modified.
A synthetic cellulose gum used as a binding and thickening agent.
Also found in tobacco and detergents.
National Cancer Institute of America states it "should be forbidden as a food additive".