YenzoWhat is E1402 (alkaline treated starch)?
Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT (Appendix 1) lists INS 1402 with the functions: emulsifier, stabilizer, thickener.
E1402Alkaline treated starch
E1402 is alkaline treated starch (tinh bột đã được xử lý bằng kiềm). In Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT it is listed with the functions: emulsifier, stabilizer, thickener.
- Code
- E1402 · INS 1402
- Group
- Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener
- ADI
- ADI “not specified” (JECFA 1982) This means no numerical ADI is needed: by JECFA’s definition of the term, at the levels needed in food the substance does not represent a hazard to health. Vietnam’s Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT calls this an ADI “không xác định” (“not specified”, Article 3(6)).
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 E1402 appears on labels
IngredientsIllustrative example
Wheat flour, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, emulsifier (1402), dried onion and garlic, pepper, natural colour (160a).
emulsifier (1402)emulsifier 1402E1402INS 1402On Vietnamese labels: Tinh bột đã được xử lý bằng kiềm
Questions about alkaline treated starch
Is alkaline treated starch harmful?
JECFA (the joint FAO/WHO expert committee on food additives) evaluated alkaline treated starch (INS 1402) in 1982 and recorded the ADI as “not specified”, meaning no numerical ADI is needed. Under Article 3(2)(a)(vi) of EU Regulation (EC) 1333/2008, starch modified by alkali treatment is not considered a food additive.
Is alkaline treated starch permitted in Vietnam?
Yes. Alkaline treated starch (INS 1402) is listed in Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT, the list of additives permitted in food.
Other emulsifiers
E1400Dextrinvery lowE1401Acid-treated starchvery lowE1403Bleached starchvery lowE1404Oxidised starchvery lowE1405Enzyme-treated starchvery lowE1410Monostarch phosphatevery low
See all emulsifiers →Updated 23 October 2026
Sources (4)
- Open Food Facts additives taxonomy (Yenzo's table cites no EFSA opinion for this code). Codex CXG 36-1989, Class Names and the International Numbering System (INS) (INS 1402); JECFA ADI not specified (modified starches, 1982, TRS 683); not a food additive in the EU, Reg. (EC) 1333/2008 Art. 3(2)(a)(vi); US 21 CFR 172.892; Open Food Facts additives taxonomy, https://github.com/openfoodfacts/openfoodfacts-server/blob/main/taxonomies/additives.txt (entry en:e1402)
- JECFA evaluation: Alkaline treated starch (INS 1402), Summary of Evaluations
- Thông tư 24/2019/TT-BYT (văn bản hợp nhất 09/VBHN-BYT), Phụ lục 1
- Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Article 3(2)(a)(vi) (consolidated text of 18.08.2026)