E1450Emulsifier · Stabiliser · Thickener

Starch sodium octenyl succinate

What the research shows

Prototype

Not enough

published research on this page yet

How we decide

A changed starch that the gut does not absorb whole.

Written from English Wikipedia1

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
  • EU permitted

What research says

Study type not stated

  • No harm found

    Additive health effects2

    In studies of infants and piglets, starch sodium octenyl succinate did not clearly cause any bad effects.

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Regulatory status

Checked Sep 2026

Status reflects the named register on the date checked. It is not a safety rating. A country appears here once we've found this ingredient on its official list.

How we check

Products

The 6 most-scanned of 43 products on Open Food Facts that list starch sodium octenyl succinate.

  • Drink Me Chai Spiced Chai Latte Drink Me Chai · 15 gram 4 additives
  • Vegan Chai Latte Drink me chai · 250 g 5 additives
  • Dirty Chai Latte Drink me Chai · 1pcs 3 additives
  • Sushi Mayonnaise Vitasia · 270 g 4 additives
  • Sirarcha mayo sauce Uni-Eagle · 430 ml 9 additives
  • Japanese Style Sushi Mayon6 Lidl · 310grams 9 additives

References

  1. 1Starch sodium octenyl succinate. Wikipedia. Accessed September 26, 2026.
  2. 2Younes M, Aquilina G, Castle L, et al. Opinion on the re-evaluation of starch sodium octenyl succinate (E 1450) as a food additive in foods for infants below 16 weeks of age and the follow-up of its re-evaluation as a food additive for uses in foods for all population groups. EFSA J. 2020;18(8):e05874. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2020.5874