YenzoWhat is E1450 (octenyl succinate starch)?
Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT (Appendix 1) lists INS 1450 with the functions: emulsifier, stabilizer, thickener.
E1450Starch sodium octenyl succinate
E1450 is starch sodium octenyl succinate. In Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT it is listed with the functions: emulsifier, stabilizer, thickener.
Did you know? Starch sodium octenyl succinate is also called OSA-modified starch, after the octenyl succinic anhydride (OSA) used to modify the starch.
- Code
- E1450 · INS 1450
- 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 E1450 appears on labels
IngredientsIllustrative example
Wheat flour, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, emulsifier (1450), dried onion and garlic, pepper, natural colour (160a).
emulsifier (1450)emulsifier 1450E1450INS 1450On Vietnamese labels: Starch natri octenyl succinat
Starch sodium octenyl succinate in food
Fermented milk, rennet-coagulated milk
Cream
Liquid and frozen egg products
Coffee, tea, hot herbal drinksQuestions about starch sodium octenyl succinate
Is starch sodium octenyl succinate harmful?
In 2020 EFSA looked at E1450 again and repeated the conclusion of the earlier re-evaluation that there is no need for a numerical ADI for it.
Is octenyl succinate starch permitted in Vietnam?
Yes. Starch sodium octenyl succinate (INS 1450) is listed in Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT, the list of additives permitted in food.
Can children and pregnant women have E1450?
In 2020 EFSA looked specifically at E1450 in food for infants below 16 weeks of age. At the levels used in the clinical studies (up to 2,725 mg/kg body weight a day) it found no indication of a safety concern, and none either when extrapolating to infants above 16 weeks and young children. EFSA stated that the clinical studies had low internal validity, so no reference point could be derived from them. The source says nothing specific about pregnant women. If you have a particular health condition, ask a doctor.
Other emulsifiers
E1414Acetylated distarch phosphatevery lowE1420Acetylated starchvery lowE1422Acetylated distarch adipatevery lowE1440Hydroxypropyl starchvery lowE1442Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphatevery lowE1451Acetylated oxidised starchvery low
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Updated 21 October 2026
Sources (4)
- 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:e1450)
- 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
- Opinion on the re-evaluation of starch sodium octenyl succinate (E 1450) as a food additive in foods for infants below 16 weeks of age and the follow-up of its re-evaluation as a food additive for uses in foods for all population groups. EFSA Journal 2020;18(7):5874