YenzoWhat is E1440 (hydroxypropyl starch)?
Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT (Appendix 1) lists INS 1440 with the functions: emulsifier, stabilizer, thickener.
E1440Hydroxypropyl starch
E1440 is hydroxypropyl starch. In Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT it is listed with the functions: emulsifier, stabilizer, thickener.
Did you know? Hydroxypropyl starch is made by etherifying starch with propylene oxide; the EU specification limits residual propylene chlorohydrin to no more than 1 mg/kg.
- Code
- E1440 · INS 1440
- 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 E1440 appears on labels
IngredientsIllustrative example
Wheat flour, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, emulsifier (1440), dried onion and garlic, pepper, natural colour (160a).
emulsifier (1440)emulsifier 1440E1440INS 1440On Vietnamese labels: Hydroxypropyl starch
Hydroxypropyl starch in food
Fermented milk, rennet-coagulated milk
Cream
Fresh cuts and minced meat
Frozen fish and seafoodCooked fish and seafoodBattered and fried fish and seafoodOther sugars and syrups
Salt substitutes
Coffee, tea, hot herbal drinksQuestions about hydroxypropyl starch
Is hydroxypropyl starch harmful?
In 2017 EFSA re-evaluated 12 modified starches, including E1440. It concluded that there is no safety concern at the reported uses and use levels for the general population and no need for a numerical ADI. At the 95th percentile (brand-loyal scenario), combined intake of E1404–E1451 was up to 3,053 mg/kg body weight a day, in toddlers.
Is hydroxypropyl starch permitted in Vietnam?
Yes. Hydroxypropyl starch (INS 1440) is listed in Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT, the list of additives permitted in food.
Other emulsifiers
E1414Acetylated distarch phosphatevery lowE1420Acetylated starchvery lowE1422Acetylated distarch adipatevery lowE1442Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphatevery lowE1450Starch sodium octenyl succinatevery lowE1451Acetylated oxidised starchvery low
See all emulsifiers →Updated 21 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:e1440)
- Thông tư 24/2019/TT-BYT (văn bản hợp nhất 09/VBHN-BYT), Phụ lục 2A
- Re-evaluation of oxidised starch (E 1404), monostarch phosphate (E 1410), distarch phosphate (E 1412), phosphated distarch phosphate (E 1413), acetylated distarch phosphate (E 1414), acetylated starch (E 1420), acetylated distarch adipate (E 1422), hydroxypropyl starch (E 1440), hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate (E 1442), starch sodium octenyl succinate (E 1450), acetylated oxidised starch (E 1451) and starch aluminium octenyl succinate (E 1452) as food additives. EFSA Journal 2017;15(10):4911