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Starch sodium octenyl succinate

 

E 1450 | Thickening agent
Possible use of gene technology Labelling
Raw material GM maize Possible

 

Description

Starch sodium octenyl succinate (E 1450) is a special form of chemically modified starch that accrues during a reaction of starch with succinic acid and octanol.

See also: starch

Application

This kind of starch is easily soluble in cold liquids and is used primarily as foam builder

  • in various food foams.

Gene technology

This additive is produced from starch. Raw materials for starch are plants such as maize, potatoes or wheat.

  • Maize or maize starch can consist partly of genetically modified maize, especially when imported from the USA or Argentina. This probability will increase, should it come to a boost in the cultivation of GM maize within the EU.
  • To date, there are no commercially cultivated GM species of potatoes and wheat. This could change in the near future.

Labelling: starch based additives are subject to a labelling requirement if they are produced directly from GM plants (e.g. maize). It is not yet explicitly cleared whether this applies to chemically modified starch. In practice, it has been established that labelling is not required.

 
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