YenzoWhat is E941 (nitrogen)?
Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT lists the function of Nitrogen (INS 941) as: foaming agent, propellant, packaging gas.
E941Nitrogen
E941 is Nitrogen. Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT lists its function as foaming agent, propellant, packaging gas.
Did you know? Under Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT, nitrogen in every food category listed in Appendix 2A may be used only as a packaging gas (note 59), at GMP.
- Code
- E941 · INS 941
- Group
- Packaging gas, Propellant, Foaming agent
In Vietnam✓ PermittedOn the list of permitted additives — Circular 24/2019, Appendix 1
Risk level on the Yenzo Scalevery low?Based on the Open Food Facts additives taxonomy
How E941 appears on labels
IngredientsIllustrative example
Wheat flour, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, packaging gas (941), dried onion and garlic, pepper, natural colour (160a).
packaging gas (941)packaging gas 941E941INS 941On Vietnamese labels: Khí nitơ
Nitrogen in food
Liquid milkFermented and renin-curdled milk
Sterilised cream and whipping cream
Peeled or cut fresh fruit
Smoked, dried or salted seafoodInfant formula
Coffee, tea and herbal drinksQuestions about nitrogen
Is nitrogen harmful?
JECFA (1980) recorded "no ADI necessary" for nitrogen (INS 941).
Is E941 permitted in Vietnam?
Yes. Nitrogen (INS 941) is listed in Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT, the list of additives permitted in food.
Can children and pregnant women have E941?
Appendix 2A of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT lists nitrogen (INS 941) in the categories formula for infants up to 12 months (13.1.1), formula for special medical purposes for infants up to 12 months (13.1.3) and complementary foods for children up to 36 months (13.2), at GMP (good manufacturing practice), with note 59: only as a packaging gas. For pregnant women the Circular has no separate rule.
Other packaging gases
E290Carbon dioxidevery lowE938Argonvery lowE939Heliumvery lowE942Nitrous oxidevery lowE948Oxygenvery lowE949Hydrogenvery low
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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:e941)
- Thông tư 24/2019/TT-BYT (văn bản hợp nhất 09/VBHN-BYT), Phụ lục 2A
- JECFA database (WHO): Nitrogen, INS 941, evaluation 1980