YenzoWhat is E470a (sodium, potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids)?
E470a stands for sodium, potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids. Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT lists these functions: anticaking agent, emulsifier, stabilizer.
E470aSodium, potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids
E470a stands for sodium, potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids. Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT lists these functions: anticaking agent, emulsifier, stabilizer.
Did you know? According to industry information cited by EFSA, the fatty acids used to make E 470a and E 470b come from four origins: three from vegetable oils that differ in their palmitate/stearate ratio and one from animal fat rich in stearic acid.
- Code
- E470a · INS 470a
- Group
- Anticaking agent, Emulsifier, Stabilizer
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 E470a appears on labels
IngredientsIllustrative example
Wheat flour, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, anticaking agent (470a), dried onion and garlic, pepper, natural colour (160a).
anticaking agent (470a)anticaking agent 470aE470aINS 470a
INS sub-codes
INS 470(i)Salts of myristic, palmitic and stearic acids with ammonia, calcium, potassium and sodium
INS 470(ii)Salts of oleic acid with calcium, potassium and sodium
Sources: Codex CXG 36-1989, Class Names and the International Numbering System (INS)
Sodium, potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids in food
Fermented milk
Renin-coagulated milk
Fresh meat
Frozen fish and fish productsCooked fish and fishery productsOther sugars and syrups
Salt substitutes
Coffee, tea and herbal drinksQuestions about sodium, potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids
Is a sodium, potassium or calcium salt of fatty acids harmful?
In 2018 EFSA concluded that there is no need for a numerical ADI and that the salts of fatty acids (E 470a, E 470b) are of no safety concern at the reported uses and use levels. EFSA noted that the fatty acid moieties of the two additives contribute at most 5% of the overall intake of saturated fatty acids from all dietary sources.
Is E470a permitted in Vietnam?
Yes. Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT, the list of additives permitted in food, has the entries INS 470(i) and 470(ii).
Other anticaking agents
E421Mannitolvery lowE460Cellulosevery lowE470Salts of fatty acids (type not printed)very lowE470bMagnesium salts of fatty acidsvery lowE500Sodium carbonatesvery lowE504Magnesium carbonatesvery low
See all anticaking agents →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:e470a)
- Thông tư 24/2019/TT-BYT (văn bản hợp nhất 09/VBHN-BYT), Phụ lục 2A: nhóm thực phẩm được phép dùng INS 470(i) và 470(ii)
- EFSA Journal (2018). Re-evaluation of sodium, potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids (E 470a) and magnesium salts of fatty acids (E 470b) as food additives