YenzoWhat is E1403 (bleached starch)?
Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT (Appendix 1) lists INS 1403 with the functions: emulsifier, stabilizer, thickener.
E1403Bleached starch
E1403 is bleached starch. In Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT it is listed with the functions: emulsifier, stabilizer, thickener.
- Code
- E1403 · INS 1403
- Group
- 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 E1403 appears on labels
IngredientsIllustrative example
Wheat flour, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, emulsifier (1403), dried onion and garlic, pepper, natural colour (160a).
emulsifier (1403)emulsifier 1403E1403INS 1403On Vietnamese labels: Tinh bột đã khử màu
Bleached starch in food
Questions about bleached starch
Is bleached starch harmful?
JECFA (the joint FAO/WHO expert committee on food additives) evaluated the group of modified starches, which includes INS 1403 (bleached 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 bleached starch permitted in Vietnam?
Yes. Bleached starch (INS 1403) is listed in Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT, the list of additives permitted in food.
Other emulsifiers
E1400Dextrinvery lowE1401Acid-treated starchvery lowE1402Alkaline treated starchvery lowE1404Oxidised starchvery lowE1405Enzyme-treated starchvery lowE1410Monostarch phosphatevery low
See all emulsifiers →Updated 23 October 2026
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:e1403)
- 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)