Food additive databasethickener / stabilizerChecked 2026-10-02

Oxidized Starch 酸化デンプン

Designated additivePermitted in the EU (E1404)

Purpose: thickener / stabilizer
On the label: “加工デンプン” (modified starch), “増粘剤（加工デンプン）” (thickener (modified starch))
Name in the List of Designated Additives: 酸化デンプン (No. 174)

In Japan

One of the modified starches. Under the Food Labeling Standards, it can be labeled with the short name “加工デンプン” (modified starch), and it is given as an example of an additive for which the purpose name must be written alongside when it is used as a thickener, stabilizer, gelling agent, or “糊料” (thickening agent).
No standards for use (which foods or upper limits on amount) have been set.

Japan's standards for use

There are no standards for use that limit which foods or how much (the general standards for all additives still apply).

This is a summary of the standards for use. See the source list for the exact conditions.

In the EU

It is on the EU list of food additives (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II) as E1404.

When it is labeled under a shared name

Oxidized Starch may be declared on the label in the same way as “加工デンプン”. See Modified starch for details.

Sources

Checked 2026-10-02. Rules and evaluations change over time. This page is a translation of our Japanese page; if they differ, the Japanese page is the reference.

This page lists facts stated in laws and in evaluations by public bodies; it is not a safety verdict. Additives used in Japan are approved by the government, which sets the foods and amounts they can be used in. The ADI is a guide to the amount that is considered safe to take every day over a lifetime.

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