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E1410Modified starchLow concern
Monostarch Phosphate
In plain words
The short version
A phosphorylated starch with single-ester linkages — improves freeze-thaw stability and clarity.
Why it's green
It's widely considered safe at the amounts used in food, so we mark it green. The Safety section below has the details.
Safety profile
ADI not specified — considered safe. Treated as a food carbohydrate; modifying reagent residues are limited by regulation.
The detail
Manufactured by reacting native starch with sodium tripolyphosphate or other phosphate reagents to graft phosphate ester groups onto a fraction of the starch hydroxyl positions. The phosphate ester groups improve hydration and reduce retrogradation (re-crystallization on storage).
Used in frozen foods, fruit pie fillings, instant puddings, and salad dressings where prolonged storage demands freeze-thaw stability and clear gels without syneresis. Less heavily modified than distarch phosphates (E1412, E1413, E1414).
Off-white powder, similar to native starch in feel but with improved stability and clearer gels.
Permitted in the EU, generally at quantum satis, with a maximum of 50 g/kg in processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children. In the US it is permitted as 'food starch-modified', with limits on the treatment reagents and on residual phosphate (21 CFR 172.892).
Sources
- EFSA ANS Panel: Re-evaluation of oxidised starch (E 1404), monostarch phosphate (E 1410) ... and starch aluminium octenyl succinate (E 1452) as food additives. EFSA Journal 2017;15(10):4911 — European Food Safety Authority (EFSA Journal), 2017. ADI not specified / no numerical ADI needed; considered safe
- JECFA database: Monostarch phosphate (INS 1410), ADI not specified (2016) — WHO / Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), 2016. ADI not specified
- Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, consolidated text of 18.08.2026 (Annex II, category 13.1.3) — Publications Office of the European Union, 2026. EU maximum in foods for infants and young children
- 21 CFR 172.892 Food starch-modified — US FDA / Office of the Federal Register (eCFR). US permits phosphate-modified starch with reagent/residue limits
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