
HPMC



JECFA (1990), the SCF (1994), the EFSA AFC Panel (2004) and the EFSA ANS Panel (2018) all considered it unnecessary to set an ADI for celluloses, including HPMC, based on a low toxicity and, if any, negligible absorption in the human gastrointestinal tract.
HEC is soluble in hot and cold water. No precipitation at high temperatures or boiling. Wide range of solubility and viscosity characteristics and non-thermogelling properties. HEC can produce solutions with different viscosity. It has good salt-dissolving properties for electrolytes.
