Additive · Carrier

E1400 — Dextrin · page 9

E1400 (Dextrin) appears in the ingredient lists of 396 products sold in the United Kingdom. Function: carrier, emulsifier, stabiliser, thickener.

396products with a complete record

18%rated A or B on Nutri-Score

8.4 gsugars per 100 g (median)

0.42 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread

ABCDE

A 6%B 11%C 28%D 21%E 34%

290 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 396 products

Energy	270 kcal
Sugars	8.4 g
Saturates	1.3 g
Salt	0.42 g

Status in the United States (FDA)

Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 172.892, 184.1277.

Technical effects listed by the FDA: anticaking agent or free-flow agent, drying agent, flavor enhancer, flavoring agent or adjuvant, formulation aid, humectant, lubricant or release agent, nutritive sweetener, solvent or vehicle, stabilizer or thickener

The inventory is a partial list, and a listing is not an FDA approval of every use; the regulations set the permitted uses.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Substances Added to Food (updated 9/8/2026), public domain · CAS 9004-53-9 via Wikidata (CC0)