Acetylated Distarch Glycerol (E1423): What It Is and Is It Safe?
Acetylated distarch glycerol is a dual-modified starch: food starch is cross-linked with glycerol bridges and then acetylated, combining heat and acid stability with improved texture and reduced retrogradation. Like other modified starches it is hydrolysed by intestinal enzymes to glucose, with unabsorbed material fermented by the gut microbiota. The EU and UK permit the analogous phosphate- and adipate-crosslinked acetylated starches E1414 and E1422 but not the glycerol-crosslinked form.
- Category
- Modified Starch / Thickener — Modified starch
- Typically used in
- Thickener and stabiliser in retorted, acidic and frozen foods, where permitted.
- Regulatory status
- Not authorised as a food additive in the EU or UK; the permitted list covers acetylated distarch phosphate E1414 and acetylated distarch adipate E1422 rather than the glycerol-crosslinked analogue.
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Where this comes from
- EFSA (2017) — Re-evaluation of oxidised starch and other modified starches as food additives https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7009865/
- UK Food Standards Agency (2024) — Approved additives and E numbers https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/approved-additives-and-e-numbers
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