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E428Gelatine

E428 is gelatine (gelatin), number 428 in the Codex International Numbering System (INS) for food additives.

Code
E428 · INS 428
Group
Gelling agent, Thickener, Stabilizer
In VietnamOutside the CircularNot covered by Circular 24/2019
Risk level on the Yenzo Scalevery lowBased on the Open Food Facts additives taxonomy

How E428 appears on labels

IngredientsIllustrative example

Wheat flour, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, gelling agent (428), dried onion and garlic, pepper, natural colour (160a).

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Questions about gelatine

Is E428 permitted in Vietnam?

Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT (the list of additives permitted in food) has no row for INS 428, and Appendix 2B has none either. This page therefore gives no status for E428 in Vietnam.

Other gelling agents

Found in these products

Information only, not medical advice. The risk level is the additive's class in Yenzo's open scoring method, based on the cited source.

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