Food
Food-texture additive with mixed evidence and frequent user-reported GI sensitivity concerns.[1357,1531,2651, etc.]
Superscript reference numbers link to the Sources bibliography.
Composite Rating
Blends evidence depth, community direction, safety friction, and completeness.
Evidence Intensity
100/100
High depth from human/RCT/meta counts
Community Direction
0
Mixed / Neutral • confidence Minimal
Safety Friction
53/100
Moderate signal from adverse/interaction markers
Data Completeness
100%
Studies 16 • mentions 0 • links 25
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Classification: case-dependent.[1066,1179,1357, etc.]
Best fit: Users noticing reproducible GI symptoms after specific products..[1066,1179,1357, etc.]
Goal alignment: Gut Health, Immune Support.[1066,1179,1357, etc.]
Classification
Case Dependent
Evidence Tier
HIGH
Best Fit
Users noticing reproducible GI symptoms after specific products.
Primary Focus
Gut Health, Immune Support
Clinical Depth
Humans: 165 • RCTs: 8 • Meta: 2
Cohort / Real-World
Cohort signals: 7
Safety Markers
Adverse signals: 14 • Interactions: 0
Freshness, trend, and study timeline for this item
Status
Trend
→ Stable evidence base
Depth
165 total studies · 6 recent
Timeline
In vitro / tissue
809
Total indexed
165
Human studies
165
Safety adverse signals
14
Randomized trials
8
Cohort signals
7
Weighted direction score: 0 (Mixed / Neutral)
High when there are >=2 human meta-analyses, or strong human trial/cohort volume with substantial human literature.
In vitro / tissue
809
Total indexed
165
Human studies
165
Safety adverse signals
14
Randomized trials
8
Cohort signals
7
Meta-analyses
2
Animal-only studies
0
Distribution of evidence by study design strength
Evidence Strength: High
PMID 37836478 • 2023 Sep 28
Dietary Interventions in Ulcerative Colitis: A Systematic Review of the Evidence with Meta-Analysis.
Nutrients
Open PubMedPMID 30736095 • 2019 Feb 8
Dietary interventions for induction and maintenance of remission in inflammatory bowel disease.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
Open PubMedPMID 39593091 • 2024 Nov 26
Carrageenan and insulin resistance in humans: a randomised double-blind cross-over trial.
BMC Med
Open PubMedBenefit reports: 0
Adverse reports: 0
No-effect reports: 0
Mixed reports: 0
Unclear reports: 0
Signal confidence: 0.00
Benefits
Adverse
No Effect
Community confidence 0.00 with mentions: benefit 0, adverse 0, no-effect 0.
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aggregate • unclear
No directional first-hand mentions captured in the current community corpus; source links are retained for traceability.
Open mentionEvidence Sources
PUBMED • Humans + preclinical triage
Counts from structured PubMed query set for diet/intake context.
Outcome: Humans 165, RCT 8, meta 2, cohort 7.[1357,1531,2651, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2023 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 37836478 from Nutrients.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[, etc.]
No directional mention volume was resolved; fallback profile metadata is shown in other sections.
Composite of study volume, RCTs, and meta-analyses
PMID 32377523 • 2020
Carrageenan-Free Diet Shows Improved Glucose Tolerance and Insulin Signaling in Prediabetes: A Randomized, Pilot Clinical Trial.
J Diabetes Res
Open PubMedPMID 12810413 • 2003
Blood cholesterol and lipid-lowering effects of carrageenan on human volunteers.
Asia Pac J Clin Nutr
Open PubMedPMID 27352777 • 2016 Sep
Acute effects of different dietary polysaccharides added in milk on food intake, postprandial appetite and glycemic responses in healthy young females.
Int J Food Sci Nutr
Open PubMedPMID 29862484 • 2018 Oct
Children with Crohn's Disease Frequently Consume Select Food Additives.
Dig Dis Sci
Open PubMedPMID 10719574 • 1999 Jul
Carbohydrate availability of arroz caldo with lambda-carrageenan.
Int J Food Sci Nutr
Open PubMedPMID 38349899 • 2024 Feb
Food additive emulsifiers and cancer risk: Results from the French prospective NutriNet-Santé cohort.
PLoS Med
Open PubMedPMID 40198579 • 2025 Apr
Food additive mixtures and type 2 diabetes incidence: Results from the NutriNet-Santé prospective cohort.
PLoS Med
Open PubMedPMID 38244236 • 2024 Aug 1
Dietary Emulsifier Exposure in People With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Compared With Healthy Controls: Is There a Cause for Concern?
Inflamm Bowel Dis
Open PubMedPMID 41470798 • 2025 Dec 10
Ultra-Processed Foods and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Narrative Review of Epidemiology, Mechanisms, and Dietary Implications.
Nutrients
Open PubMedPMID 38160531 • 2024 Feb 5
Sulfated polysaccharides accelerate gliadin digestion and reduce its toxicity.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun
Open PubMedPMID 34608173 • 2021 Oct 4
Exposure to food additive mixtures in 106,000 French adults from the NutriNet-Santé cohort.
Sci Rep
Open PubMedPMID 34146449 • 2021 Jul
Food-grade carrageenans and their implications in health and disease.
Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf
Open PubMedPMID 35782077 • 2022
Toxicological and Teratogenic Effect of Various Food Additives: An Updated Review.
Biomed Res Int
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Community Sources
PUBMED • 2019 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 30736095 from Cochrane Database Syst Rev.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1357,1531,2651, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2024 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 39593091 from BMC Med.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1357,1531,2651, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2020 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 32377523 from J Diabetes Res.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1357,1531,2651, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2003 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 12810413 from Asia Pac J Clin Nutr.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1357,1531,2651, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2016 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 27352777 from Int J Food Sci Nutr.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1357,1531,2651, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2018 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 29862484 from Dig Dis Sci.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1357,1531,2651, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 1999 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 10719574 from Int J Food Sci Nutr.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1357,1531,2651, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2024 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 38349899 from PLoS Med.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1357,1531,2651, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2025 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 40198579 from PLoS Med.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1357,1531,2651, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2024 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 38244236 from Inflamm Bowel Dis.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1357,1531,2651, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2025 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 41470798 from Nutrients.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1357,1531,2651, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2024 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 38160531 from Biochem Biophys Res Commun.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1357,1531,2651, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2021 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 34608173 from Sci Rep.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1357,1531,2651, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2021 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 34146449 from Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1357,1531,2651, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2022 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 35782077 from Biomed Res Int.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1357,1531,2651, etc.]
Open source