Cellulose -- often, wood pulp -- is an ingredient in many fast-food menu items. (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times) By Jenn Harris . June 30, 2014 1:56 PM PT . Share via Close extra sharing options.

That's right: There's wood pulp in your cheese. Scandalous, huh? Well, not really. Not only has cellulose been a safe, FDA-approved food additive since 1973, it's also a component of the plant ...

Many processed foods contain cellulose, which is plant fiber that is commonly extracted from wood. It's used to add texture, prevent caking and boost fiber. And it's been around for ages.

There's good news and bad news about the revelation that a supposed 100-percent Parmesan cheese was adulterated with cellulose—a filler often made from wood pulp. First the good: Eating ...

Environment-friendly textiles from cellulose Date: April 27, 2017 Source: Karlstad University Summary: Cellulose is produced from pine and fir and can be a future environment-friendly textile ...

From cellulose to textile fiber Date: November 27, 2013 Source: Aalto University Summary: Researchers have developed an internationally significant new process for working wood cellulose into a ...

Even Whole Foods, despite not listing cellulose as an ingredient, had 0.3 percent of the filler. And the extremely common Kraft had 3.8 percent cellulose.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s Great Value 100% Grated Parmesan Cheese had 7.8 percent cellulose. Whole Foods 365 brand didn’t list cellulose as an ingredient, and tested at 0.3 percent.

The deconstruction of cellulose is essential for the conversion of biomass into fuels and chemicals. But cellulose, the most abundant renewable polymer on the planet, is extremely recalcitrant to ...

Cellulose gum is considered a fairly safe food additive. It doesn’t have any nutritional value or health benefits, but it can be a very useful addition to all kinds of products.

More information: Wiriya Thongsomboon et al. Phosphoethanolamine cellulose: A naturally produced chemically modified cellulose, Science (2018).DOI: 10.1126/science.aao4096. Abstract Cellulose is a ...