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Table 7.5 Modifi ed starches permitted for use in
EU (as of 26 November 2010)
E number
Starch name
E1404
Oxidised starch
E1410
Monostarch phosphate
E1412
Distarch phosphate
E1413
Phosphated distarch phosphate
E1414
Acetylated distarch phosphate
E1420
Acetylated starch
E1422
Acetylated distarch adipate
E1440
Hydroxyl propyl starch
E1442
Hydroxyl propyl distarch starch
E1450
Starch sodium octenyl succinate
E1451
Acetylated oxidised starch
Source: www.food.gov.uk/safereating/chemsafe/
additivesbranch/enumberlist
Other types of modifi ed starches include:
Dextrin (E1400), starch roasted with hydrochloric acid.
Alkaline-modifi ed starch (E1402) with sodium hydroxide or potassium
hydroxide.
Bleached starch (E1403) with hydrogen peroxide.
Enzyme-treated starch (INS: 1405), maltodextrin, cyclodextrin.
Monostarch phosphate (E1411) with phosphorous acid or the salts sodium
phosphate, potassium phosphate, or sodium triphosphate to reduce retrogradation.
Carboxymethylated starch with monochloroacetic acid adding negative charge.
Modifi ed starches may be pre-gelatinised to render them readily soluble in cold
water, and capable of swelling and gelling without heat. Alternatively they may be
presented in an uncooked form, which must be cooked like regular starch in order
to gelatinise the starch granules. Drying methods to make starches soluble in cold
water are extrusion, drum drying or spray drying, and agglomeration.
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7.8 Clean label starches
At present 'clean label' is an ill-defi ned term with different interpretations across
the globe and no legal defi nition. One useful defi nition was devised by National
Starch in the US:
Free from chemical additives; simple ingredient listing (without ingredients
that sound chemical or artifi cial); minimally processed using traditional
techniques that are understood by consumers and not perceived as being
artifi cial.
It is worth noting that clean label is not a consumer term; it is in fact an
industry term.
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