Hello Xcom, thank you for your inquiry. The industrial nature of food production and the requirements of quality, safety, preservation, etc. require the use of additives in many cases. This also applies to Migros products. However, when it comes to the use of additives, Migros follows the principle of "as much as necessary, as little as possible". E407 or carrageenan is a vegetable thickener obtained from red algae. Its purpose is to keep cream beating despite its long shelf-life. Creams without thickeners are found in pasteurized products with a shorter shelf life: Link. E407 is harmless to health; as a dietary fiber, carrageenan is not absorbed by the body at all. Yours sincerely, the M-Infoline team