YenzoE553Magnesium silicates or talc (type not printed)
E553 is a shared code for magnesium silicates or talc; a label that prints only E553 does not say which one. The two forms have their own codes, E553a (magnesium silicate) and E553b (talc).
- Code
- E553 · INS 553
- Group
- Anticaking agent
In Vietnam✓ PermittedOn the list of permitted additives — Circular 24/2019, Appendix 1
Risk level on the Yenzo ScalelowBased on the Open Food Facts additives taxonomy
How E553 appears on labels
IngredientsIllustrative example
Wheat flour, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, anticaking agent (553), dried onion and garlic, pepper, natural colour (160a).
anticaking agent (553)anticaking agent 553E553INS 553
Other anticaking agents
E551Silicon dioxidelowE552Calcium silicatelowE553aMagnesium silicateslowE553bTalclowE554Sodium aluminium silicatemoderateE555Potassium aluminium silicatehigh
See all anticaking agents →Updated 21 October 2026
Sources (1)
- Open Food Facts additives taxonomy (Yenzo's table cites no EFSA opinion for this code). Codex CXG 36-1989, Class Names and the International Numbering System (INS) (INS 553); class of E553a and E553b: Open Food Facts additives taxonomy, https://github.com/openfoodfacts/openfoodfacts-server/blob/main/taxonomies/additives.txt (entry en:e553a) | Open Food Facts additives taxonomy, https://github.com/openfoodfacts/openfoodfacts-server/blob/main/taxonomies/additives.txt (entry en:e553b)