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Hydroxyethyl starch

CAS 9005-27-0

Also registered as 11 other CAS numbers

9057-07-2 · 39363-84-3 · 39363-85-4 · 62253-20-7 · 73666-73-6 · 87140-13-4 · 115252-32-9 · 204144-00-3 · 936087-55-7 · 936087-60-4 · 1415795-12-8

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Hydroxyethyl starch in plain language

What it is

Also known as Hetastarch · Hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 · Pentastarch · modified corn starch · Hes 130/0.42 · Hydroxyethyl starch (130 KD/0.4 substitution)

Show all 23 names

Hydroxyethylstarch 130/0.4 · Pentastarch, 130/0.4 · Starch, 2-HYDROXYETHYL ether · 2-Hydroxyethyl starch · 2-Hydroxyethyl starch ether · ASL-607 · Amaizo 742D · Amaizo 745D · Astro Gum 3020 · Bohramyl · Ethylated Starch · Hes 130/0.4 · Hespan · Hydroxyethyl starch, 130/0.4 · O-(2-Hydroxyethyl)starch · Pentaspan · Volulyte

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Hydroxyethyl starch yet.

Recorded functional uses: Binder · Starch

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Hydroxyethyl starch appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Cleaning
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.Source →
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 14 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Food and drug, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Binder, Starch.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 14 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Food and drug, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Binder, Starch.Source →
  • USUSDA FoodData Centralobserved in branded food ingredient statementsObserved in 1 USDA branded foods including Tyson Fire Stingers Fully Cooked Breaded Bone-In Chicken Wing Sections, Smedium.
    • Observed in 1 USDA branded foods including Tyson Fire Stingers Fully Cooked Breaded Bone-In Chicken Wing Sections, Smedium.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Hydroxyethyl starch. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

    No JECFA evaluation on file.

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    No EFSA opinion on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Hydroxyethyl starch yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated march 18, 2017

    Open →

  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →

  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →

  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

  • USDA Branded Foods

    product_occurrence · updated 2026-02-19

    Open →
Reference links (2)
Openfda substance

jtcs.ctsnetjournals.org

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Suitability

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

Food use

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Hydroxyethyl starch in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

14

Named organisations

6

Construction and building materialsFood and drugCleaning products and household care

Typical roles

BinderStarch
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Hydroxyethyl starch; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Hydroxyethyl starch in the catalog.