E1450Emulsifier · Stabiliser · Thickener
Starch sodium octenyl succinate
What the research shows
No concerns
none of the findings here link it to harm
A changed starch that the gut does not absorb whole.1
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- EU permitted
What research says
Studies in people
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No harm found
No harm in formula2
Studies in infants under 16 weeks found no clear sign of harm from starch sodium octenyl succinate in formula.
The signal at the top counts the findings in people and in animal and lab studies. A concern in studies of people outranks animal and lab studies, and “No concerns” needs at least one finding in people. When most findings in people point one way, the page leans that way (“Mostly”), and every finding is still shown. Findings whose study type is not stated are shown but not counted. This page is a reference, not medical advice. It describes what regulators and published research say. Talk to a doctor or dietitian about your own diet.
What expert reviews concluded
Expert panels that weigh all the research. Shown for context: the signal at the top does not count them.
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UN and WHO food additive experts (JECFA), 2016
No daily limit needed (“ADI not specified”, JECFA’s term for very low toxicity).
Regulatory status
Checked Sep 2026-
European Union Permitted EUR-Lex Reg. (EC) 1333/2008
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United Kingdom Permitted FSA retained EU law
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 checkProducts
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
- 1Starch sodium octenyl succinate. Wikipedia. Accessed September 26, 2026. CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 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