Food additive databasethickener / stabilizerChecked 2026-10-02

Starch Acetate 酢酸デンプン

Designated additivePermitted in the EU (E1420)

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)), “安定剤（加工デンプン）” (stabilizer (modified starch))
Name in the List of Designated Additives: 酢酸デンプン (No. 161)

In Japan

One of the modified starches, made by esterifying starch with acetic acid. It is used to give thickness or stability.
No individual standards for use appear in the list of standards for use.
Its short name is “加工デンプン” (modified starch). 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).

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 E1420.

When it is labeled under a shared name

Starch Acetate 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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