E650Zinc acetate

E650 is Zinc acetate. INS 650 is not in Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT, so this page does not yet state a Vietnamese rule for it.

Code: E650 · INS 650
Group: Flavour enhancer

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 Scalevery lowBased on the Open Food Facts additives taxonomy

How E650 appears on labels

IngredientsIllustrative example

Wheat flour, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, flavour enhancer (650), dried onion and garlic, pepper, natural colour (160a).

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Questions about zinc acetate

What is E650 (zinc acetate)?

In Yenzo's data, E650 (INS 650) is Zinc acetate.

Is E650 permitted in Vietnam?

INS 650 was not found in Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT (consolidated 09/VBHN-BYT). The page draws no conclusion on the rule for E650.

Other flavour enhancers

E632Dipotassium inosinatelow E633Calcium inosinatelow E634Calcium 5'-ribonucleotideslow E635Disodium 5'-ribonucleotideslow E639DL-Alaninevery low E640Glycine and its sodium saltvery low

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Updated 21 October 2026

How Yenzo scores

Sources (2)

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:e650)
Thông tư 24/2019/TT-BYT (văn bản hợp nhất 09/VBHN-BYT), Phụ lục 1

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