# OXIDIZED STARCH

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_oxidized_starch
Categories: food
Functions: Thickener, emulsifier

> OXIDIZED STARCH: Used in food as a thickener, emulsifier. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 40/100 — Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.. Compiled from 1 published data source.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 40/100 — Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record.
- Rationale: JECFA evaluation lists ADI NOT SPECIFIED.

## Regulatory status

- GLOBAL: NOT SPECIFIED — JECFA evaluation lists ADI NOT SPECIFIED. Functional class: thickener, emulsifier.

## Expert safety opinions

- JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives): JECFA evaluation lists ADI NOT SPECIFIED. Functional class: thickener, emulsifier. — https://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/Home/Chemical/889.
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- WHO JECFA Database (updated 2026-10-04): https://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/Home/Chemical/889

_Assessed by Greenveil._