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E1400 — Dextrin
Thickener
E1400 (Dextrin), a thickener, is rated "safe": no significant concern. A partially broken-down starch. Used as a thickener and binder in sauces, soups, and baby food. Same compound your body makes when digesting bread.
What is Dextrin?
A starch that has been partially broken down by heat or acid into shorter chains. Used as a thickener and binder in sauces, baby food, soups, and processed meats.
What does it do to the body?
Your body digests it the same way as starch, breaking it down into glucose. Safe at food levels.
What regulators say
EFSA and the FDA both treat the modified starch family as safe with no numerical acceptable daily intake.
Risk rating: Safe
Cleared by EFSA with no significant concern at typical dietary exposure. Common, well-studied, and not a reason to put a product back on the shelf.
Frequently asked questions
Is E1400 (Dextrin) safe?
EFSA and the FDA both treat the modified starch family as safe with no numerical acceptable daily intake.
What is E1400 (Dextrin)?
A starch that has been partially broken down by heat or acid into shorter chains. Used as a thickener and binder in sauces, baby food, soups, and processed meats.
What does Dextrin do to the body?
Your body digests it the same way as starch, breaking it down into glucose. Safe at food levels.
What are other names for E1400?
E1400 is also known as dextrin.
