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Starch, hydrogen phosphate, 2-hydroxypropyl ether

CAS 53124-00-8 · 40/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 6 other CAS numbers

156681-27-5 · 177529-86-1 · 185829-55-4 · 476615-50-6 · 2088163-34-0 · 2127403-48-7

Concern score

40/100Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence

Starch, hydrogen phosphate, 2-hydroxypropyl ether in plain language

What it is

Also known as Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate · Farinex VA 70 · Farinex VA 70C · Hydroxypropyl phosphate distarch · Hydroxypropylated distarch phosphate · Starch, food, modified: hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate

Show all 11 names

Trecomex AET 1 · Trecomex GAS · Treprel AET 1 · hydroxypropyl starch phosphate · sodium hydroxypropyl starch phosphate

What it does

Used in food as a thickener, emulsifier, stabilizer.

  • Thickener, emulsifier, stabilizer
  • Thickener
Is it a concern?
Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 16 composition records across product categories including Arts and crafts/office supplies, Personal care.

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Starch, hydrogen phosphate, 2-hydroxypropyl ether appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • GLOBALJECFANOT SPECIFIEDJECFA evaluation lists ADI NOT SPECIFIED. Functional class: thickener, emulsifier, stabilizer.
    • JECFA evaluation lists ADI NOT SPECIFIED. Functional class: thickener, emulsifier, stabilizer.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 16 composition records across product categories including Arts and crafts/office supplies, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Viscosity modifier, Filler, Thickening agent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 16 composition records across product categories including Arts and crafts/office supplies, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Viscosity modifier, Filler, Thickening agent.Source →

Expert safety opinions

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

    • JECFA evaluation lists ADI NOT SPECIFIED. Functional class: thickener, emulsifier, stabilizer.

      Year not recorded · GLOBAL JECFA listing · Read the source →

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    No EFSA opinion on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Starch, hydrogen phosphate, 2-hydroxypropyl ether yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated september 15, 2015

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • WHO JECFA Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-10-04

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Starch, hydrogen phosphate, 2-hydroxypropyl ether in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

16

Named organisations

6

Arts and crafts/office suppliesPersonal care

Typical roles

Thickener, emulsifier, stabilizerThickener
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Starch, hydrogen phosphate, 2-hydroxypropyl ether; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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