Additive · Carrier

E1400 — Dextrin

E1400 (Dextrin) appears in the ingredient lists of 23 products sold in Hong Kong. Function: carrier, emulsifier, stabiliser, thickener.

23products with a complete record
11%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
12.4 gsugars per 100 g (median)
0.82 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 0%B 11%C 22%D 17%E 50%

18 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 23 products
Energy316 kcal
Sugars12.4 g
Saturates2.7 g
Salt0.82 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)

Products containing it, by country

Products listing this additive in each country edition of Shelfpedia (Open Food Facts data)