E474Sucroglycerides

E474 stands for sucroglycerides. Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT lists these functions: emulsifier.

Did you know? Appendix 2B of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT lists sucroglycerides (INS 474) separately for powdered cream analogues, with a maximum of 5,000 mg/kg.

Code: E474 · INS 474
Group: Emulsifier

In Vietnam✓ PermittedOn the list of permitted additives — Circular 24/2019, Appendix 1

Risk level on the Yenzo Scalelow?Based on the Open Food Facts additives taxonomy

How E474 appears on labels

IngredientsIllustrative example

Wheat flour, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, emulsifier (474), dried onion and garlic, pepper, natural colour (160a).

emulsifier (474)emulsifier 474E474INS 474On Vietnamese labels: Sucroglycerid

Sucroglycerides in food

Flavoured milk drinks Processed cheese Edible ices and fruit ice cream Chewing gum

Fresh pasta and noodles

Bread and ordinary bakery wares Emulsified sauces Potato and cereal snacks Coffee, tea and herbal drinks

Questions about sucroglycerides

What is E474 (sucroglycerides)?

E474 stands for sucroglycerides. Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT lists these functions: emulsifier.

Is a sucroglyceride harmful?

According to EFSA (2018), the ADI of 40 mg/kg body weight per day that EFSA set in 2004 applies to sucrose esters of fatty acids (E 473) and sucroglycerides (E 474) together. EFSA's 2018 exposure assessment covered E 473 only.

Is E474 permitted in Vietnam?

Yes. INS 474 (sucroglycerides) is listed in Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT, the list of additives permitted in food.

Other emulsifiers

E471Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acidsvery low E472Esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acidslow E473Sucrose esters of fatty acidslow E475Polyglycerol esters of fatty acidslow E476Polyglycerol polyricinoleate (PGPR)low E477Propane-1,2-diol esters of fatty acidslow

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Updated 21 October 2026

How Yenzo scores

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:e474)
Thông tư 24/2019/TT-BYT (văn bản hợp nhất 09/VBHN-BYT), Phụ lục 2A: nhóm thực phẩm được phép dùng INS 474
EFSA Journal (2018). Refined exposure assessment of sucrose esters of fatty acids (E 473) from its use as a food additive

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