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Food additive, an inactive ingredient

Hydroxypropyl cellulose

Hydroxypropyl cellulose is a cellulose ether authorised in the EU as food additive E463; Prilosec OTC tablets list it among their inactive ingredients.

E463

In products
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Brands
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Sold in
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Hydroxypropyl cellulose on the label

1 spelling across 1 ingredient list, as transcribed from the pack. Bigger means more labels; the flags are where those packs are sold.

  • Hydroxypropyl cellulose

Products with hydroxypropyl cellulose 1

One pack from each of the ranges that use it most, with where hydroxypropyl cellulose sits in its list.

Who uses it

Counted in products on Barcodepedia, not in sales.

Brands 1

  1. Prilosec OTC1

About hydroxypropyl cellulose

Hydroxypropyl cellulose is a cellulose ether authorised in the EU as food additive E463;[1] Prilosec OTC tablets list it among their inactive ingredients.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II Part B: Union list of food additives (version of 2020-12-31) legislation.gov.uk. registry. Published 2020-12-31. Accessed 2026-09-25. OGL v3.0.
  2. ↑ DailyMed: PRILOSEC OTC (omeprazole magnesium) tablet, delayed release [The Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Company] U.S. National Library of Medicine. registry. Published 2025-10-03. Accessed 2026-09-25. Record: 77ed80a2-a482-4838-ac55-4865b5c31d9f. SPL version 16: Drug Facts, inactive ingredients, principal display panel for NDC 37000-455-03 (28 tablets, UPC 0 37000 35906 7). public domain. Upstream: FDA structured product label.
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