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E430EmulsifierLow concern
Polyoxyethylene 8 Stearate
In plain words
The short version
An 8-EO polyethylene-glycol stearate — coffee-whitener emulsifier, not authorised as a food additive in the EU.
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 of 0–25 mg/kg body weight (combined polyoxyethylene-stearate emulsifiers). Hydrolyzed in digestion to fatty acids and polyethylene glycol fragments — the latter largely excreted unchanged.
The detail
Manufactured by ethoxylating stearic acid with 8 ethylene-oxide units. Less common than the 40-EO Polysorbates because of slightly different solubility and lower regulatory authorization.
Used as an emulsifier in non-dairy coffee creamers and some whipped toppings in non-EU markets. It is not authorised as a food additive in the EU: E 430 is absent from the Union list, which includes only the related E 431, polyoxyethylene (40) stearate.
Pale yellow waxy solid. Disperses in warm water; soluble in oils.
Permitted in the US and most non-EU jurisdictions. It is not authorised as a food additive in the EU: E 430 is not in the Union list of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008.
Sources
- WHO JECFA database — Polyoxyethylene (8) stearate (INS 430), evaluation 1973 — Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), 1973. ADI 0–25 mg/kg bw as total of polyoxyethylene (8) and (40) stearates
- EUR-Lex — Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 on food additives, consolidated text of 18.08.2026 (Annex II Union list) — European Union (EUR-Lex), 2026. E 430 is absent from the EU Union list (only E 431 is listed)
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