YenzoWhat is E483 (stearyl tartrate)?
E483 stands for stearyl tartrate. In Codex CXG 36-1989, INS 483 is placed in the flour treatment agent class.
E483Stearyl tartrate
E483 stands for stearyl tartrate. In Codex CXG 36-1989, INS 483 is placed in the flour treatment agent class.
Did you know? EFSA noted that the name “stearyl tartrate” does not reflect the composition: E 483 is a mixture of three esters (distearyl tartrate, dipalmityl tartrate and stearylpalmityl tartrate), and recommended revising the name.
- Code
- E483 · INS 483
In VietnamNot on Vietnam's list of permitted additivesNot on Vietnam's list of permitted additives (Circular 24/2019); it may be used only in a product whose declaration is registered with the Vietnam Food Administration
Risk level on the Yenzo Scalelow?Based on the Open Food Facts additives taxonomy
How E483 appears on labels
IngredientsIllustrative example
Wheat flour, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, flour treatment agent (483), dried onion and garlic, pepper, natural colour (160a).
flour treatment agent (483)flour treatment agent 483E483INS 483
Questions about stearyl tartrate
Is stearyl tartrate harmful?
In 2020 EFSA stated that there were not enough data to assess the safety of stearyl tartrate (E 483) and that the acceptable intake set by the SCF in 1978 could not be confirmed. With no real use data, EFSA calculated exposure at the maximum level: a mean from 0.1 mg/kg body weight per day in infants to 82.5 mg/kg in toddlers. EFSA also noted that the Mintel database shows only two products labelled with E 483 since 1996.
Is E483 permitted in Vietnam?
Yenzo did not find INS 483 in Appendix 1 or Appendix 2B of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT (consolidated text 09/VBHN-BYT), so this page does not state a status in Vietnam.
Other flour treatment agents
E472Esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acidslowE481Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylatelowE482Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylatelowE516Calcium sulphatevery lowE517Ammonium sulphatevery lowE529Calcium oxidevery low
See all flour treatment agents →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:e483)
- Thông tư 24/2019/TT-BYT (văn bản hợp nhất 09/VBHN-BYT), Phụ lục 1
- EFSA Journal (2020). Re-evaluation of stearyl tartrate (E 483) as a food additive
- Codex CAC/GL 36-1989 (Rev. 2008, Amd. 2015), Section 3: INS 483 Stearyl tartrate