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E635Disodium 5'-ribonucleotides

E635 is Disodium 5'-ribonucleotides. Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT lists its function as flavour enhancer.

Code
E635 · INS 635
Group
Flavour enhancer
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 E635 appears on labels

IngredientsIllustrative example

Wheat flour, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, flavour enhancer (635), dried onion and garlic, pepper, natural colour (160a).

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Disodium 5'-ribonucleotides in food

Fermented vegetables
Dried pasta and noodles
Frozen fishBattered frozen fishCreamed and minced frozen seafoodFried or cooked seafoodSmoked, dried, fermented or salted seafood
Salt substitutes
Coffee, tea and herbal drinks

Questions about disodium 5'-ribonucleotides

What is E635 (disodium 5'-ribonucleotides)?

Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT lists the function of Disodium 5'-ribonucleotides (INS 635) as: flavour enhancer.

Is disodium ribonucleotide harmful?

JECFA (1974) listed the ADI of disodium 5'-ribonucleotides as "not specified", meaning no numerical ADI was needed.

Is E635 permitted in Vietnam?

Yes. Disodium 5'-ribonucleotides (INS 635) is listed in Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT, the list of additives permitted in food.

Other flavour enhancers

E630Inosinic acidlowE631Disodium inosinatelowE632Dipotassium inosinatelowE633Calcium inosinatelowE634Calcium 5'-ribonucleotideslowE639DL-Alaninevery low
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Found in these products

Tương cà Chin-Su (tomato ketchup)Tương cà Chin-Su (tomato ketchup)Chin-Su · sauces and dipsSnack bắp Cornae (corn snack)Snack bắp Cornae (corn snack)Cornae · snacksBánh xốp Richeese Nabati nhân phô mai (cheese cream wafers)Bánh xốp Richeese Nabati nhân phô mai (cheese cream wafers)Richeese · cakes and biscuitsSnack bắp Kara Mucho vị phô mai cay (spicy cheese corn snack)Snack bắp Kara Mucho vị phô mai cay (spicy cheese corn snack)Kara Mucho · snacksĐậu phộng da cá Poca vị phô mai (cheese coated peanuts)Đậu phộng da cá Poca vị phô mai (cheese coated peanuts)Poca · snacks

Updated 23 October 2026

How Yenzo scores

Sources (3)
  1. 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:e635)
  2. Thông tư 24/2019/TT-BYT (văn bản hợp nhất 09/VBHN-BYT), Phụ lục 2A
  3. JECFA database (WHO): Disodium 5'-ribonucleotides, INS 635, evaluation 1974

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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