Starch Sodium Octenyl Succinate オクテニルコハク酸デンプンナトリウム

In Japan

• One of the modified starches. Under the Food Labeling Standards, it can be labeled with the short names “加工デンプン” (modified starch) or “オクテニルコハク酸デンプンNa” (starch sodium octenyl succinate), and it is given as an example of an additive for which the purpose name must be written alongside when used as a thickener, etc.
• When used as an emulsifier, it can be labeled with the group name “乳化剤” (emulsifier). 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 E1450.

When it is labeled under a shared name

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

Sources

• List of Designated Additives — Japan Food Chemical Research Foundation (Japanese)
• Standards for use and storage of each additive — Japan Food Chemical Research Foundation (Japanese)
• EU food additive database (Japanese translation) — MAFF (Japanese)
• Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 on food additives — EUR-Lex
• 消費者庁「食品表示基準について」別添 添加物関係（簡略名・類別名一覧、用途名併記の例示、一括名の範囲、栄養強化の範囲ほか） (Japanese)

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.