YenzoWhat is E1400 (dextrin)?
Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT (Appendix 1) lists INS 1400 with the functions: carrier, emulsifier, stabilizer, thickener.
E1400Dextrin
E1400 is dextrin (roasted starch). In Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT it is listed with the functions: carrier, emulsifier, stabilizer, thickener.
- Code
- E1400 · INS 1400
- Group
- Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener
In Vietnam✓ PermittedOn the list of permitted additives — Circular 24/2019, Appendix 1
Risk level on the Yenzo Scalevery low?Based on the Open Food Facts additives taxonomy
How E1400 appears on labels
IngredientsIllustrative example
Wheat flour, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, carrier (1400), dried onion and garlic, pepper, natural colour (160a).
carrier (1400)carrier 1400E1400INS 1400On Vietnamese labels: Dextrin, tinh bột rang
Dextrin in food
Fermented milk, rennet-coagulated milk
Cream
Fermented vegetables
Dry pasta and noodles
Frozen fish and seafoodBattered and fried fish and seafoodCooked fish and seafoodLiquid and frozen egg products
Coffee, tea, hot herbal drinksQuestions about dextrin
Is dextrin, roasted starch harmful?
JECFA (the joint FAO/WHO expert committee on food additives) evaluated the group of modified starches, which includes INS 1400 (dextrin, roasted starch), and recorded the ADI as “not specified”, meaning no numerical ADI is needed (evaluated in 1982; in 2021 JECFA revised only the specifications).
Is dextrin permitted in Vietnam?
Yes. Dextrin (roasted starch) (INS 1400) is listed in Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT, the list of additives permitted in food.
Other carriers
E1503Castor oillowE1505Triethyl citratevery lowE1510EthanollowE1517Glyceryl diacetate (diacetin)lowE1518Glyceryl triacetate (triacetin)lowE1519Benzyl alcohollow
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Sources (3)
- Open Food Facts additives taxonomy (Yenzo's table cites no EFSA opinion for this code). Open Food Facts additives taxonomy, https://github.com/openfoodfacts/openfoodfacts-server/blob/main/taxonomies/additives.txt (entry en:e1400)
- Thông tư 24/2019/TT-BYT (văn bản hợp nhất 09/VBHN-BYT), Phụ lục 2A
- WHO JECFA database: Modified starches (INS 1400, 1401, 1403, 1405 and others)