E1422 ACETYLATED DISTARCH ADIPATE

E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is a double modified starch produced by esterification of food starch with acetic anhydride and cross-linking with adipic anhydride.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is a chemically modified food additive derived from native starch sources such as maize, wheat, potato, or tapioca, which undergoes dual chemical modification through acetylation and adipic acid cross-linking.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is used as a thickener, stabilizer, binder, and emulsifier in processed foods and improves texture and freeze-thaw stability.

CAS Number: 63798-35-6 / 63055-36-7
EC Number: -
Molecular Formula: -
Molecular Weight: -

Synonyms: Acetylated Distarch Adipate, E1422, INS 1422, Modified Starch E1422, Distarch Adipate, Acetylated Di-Starch Adipate, ADSA, Food Modified Starch E1422

E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is a food additive with caking, thickening, stabilizing, emulsifying, and substance-support role.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is a modified starch subject to a chemical process for the purpose of improving and adapting its properties to certain conditions, such as raising stability at very high or very low temperatures, in acidic or alkaline environments, lengthening or shortening of coagulation or gelling time, the ability to coagulate in the cold, and texture modifying.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate has a high capacity to absorb water, to partially substitute fats, and to form emulsions, being used in products based on milk, meat, eggs, fats, and cereals, in confectionery, bakery or pastry products, in cans of fruits, vegetables, and fish, in sauces, spices, concentrated soups, creams, puddings, various desserts, and in flavored alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.

E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is gluten-free and can be used as a stabilizer, thickener, binder, and emulsifier during food and cosmetic processing.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is derived exclusively from plant-based starch sources and contains no animal-derived components, making it suitable for vegetarian and vegan diets.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is not a genetically modified product, although the starch itself may contain only traces of altered DNA if derived from genetically modified raw materials.

E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate has the advantage of outstanding stability during the freezing and thawing process of frozen products, excellent transparency, high temperature stability, and good structural anti-degradation properties.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is resistant to retrogradation, shearing, mechanical stress, freeze-thaw cycles, and low pH levels, and also withstands heat treatment and retains its properties during long-term storage.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate delivers a smooth, stable texture at relatively low use levels and helps maintain quality during freeze-thaw cycles.

E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is an impressive thickening agent due to its viscosity and, when added to products, gives them a shiny appearance and is well compatible with other types of thickeners.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate has a neutral taste and odor and does not affect the flavor or appearance of the final product.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is also used as a substitute for gelatin in certain applications and can be used as a binder in fish feed.

Uses of E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate:
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is widely used in the food industry as a thickener, stabilizer, emulsifier, and bulking agent in sauces, soups, dairy products, desserts, bakery products, frozen foods, and ready meals.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is used in mayonnaise, ketchup, frozen foods, convenience foods, canned foods, dairy products, gravies, sauces, dry soup mixes, pate, yoghurt, fruit preparations, ham brine, salad dressings, seasonings, oyster sauce, cake, and bread.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is used in fermented milk products such as yoghurts, dairy drinks, and sour cream, and in curd and processed cheeses.

E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is used in sauces and ready-to-eat products to enhance viscosity, maintain uniformity, and prevent separation of components.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is used in canned foods such as soups, vegetables, and ready-to-eat meals, where its cross-linked structure remains stable under high heat and pressure.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is used in frozen meals and ready-to-eat foods, where it prevents syneresis, helps maintain creaminess after thawing, and keeps ingredients evenly suspended.

E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is used in dairy products including puddings, flavored toppings, fermented milk, drinking yoghurt, flavored milks, whipped creams, and milk-based desserts.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is used in bakery products including frozen cakes, cupcakes, muffins, cookies, pies, custard powders, and pie fillings.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is used in sauces and dressings including ketchup, mayonnaise, salad dressings, vegetable sauces, and meat sauces.

E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is used in desserts and fruit preparations including starch-based desserts, fruit concentrates, jams and marmalades, and jellies and purees.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is used in ready-to-eat and instant products including breakfast cereals, soups, instant beverages, and processed food applications.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is used in meat and seafood products such as sausages, meatballs, fish balls, and canned meats to improve texture, binding, and moisture retention.

E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is used in low-fat and low-calorie foods due to its ability to mimic the mouthfeel and consistency of fats.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate can also be used in the production of cosmetics, glues, biodegradable plastics, and microcapsules.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate can be used as an excipient or binder in pharmaceutical tablet formulations, and in adhesives, coatings, and paper production where its water resistance and tensile strength properties are beneficial.

Benefits or Advantages of E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate:
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate provides excellent freeze-thaw stability with no water separation or texture breakdown.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is acid and heat resistant, remaining stable in sauces, dressings, and canned foods under high-temperature sterilization.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate provides a smooth, transparent, and shiny paste with good cohesion.

E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate provides good anti-aging and frost resistance, high anti-aging stability, and good water retention capacity.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate has a low gelatinization temperature, stable viscosity, strong thickening ability, and is compatible with other thickeners.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate increases flexibility and improves the surface of the final product and has good structural anti-decomposition properties that extend shelf life.

E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate provides enhanced stability against moisture and prevention of texture changes during storage and transportation.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate has a rapid and uniform solubility in liquids, ensuring smooth, lump-free products with a stable texture.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is resistant to enzymes, which helps maintain the desired properties of the product for a longer period of time.

Features of E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate:
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate appears as a white to off-white or canary yellow powder or granules, or if pregelatinized, flakes, amorphous powder, or coarse particles, with no visible impurities.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is odorless or has a slight vinegar-like smell, with a neutral taste.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is insoluble in cold water if not pregelatinized, forming typical colloidal solutions with viscous properties in hot water, and is insoluble in ethanol.

E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate passes the microscopic observation test, retaining its granular structure and showing a typical polarization cross in polarized light under cross nicol prisms.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate passes the iodine staining test with a colour ranging from dark blue to red.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate passes the copper reduction test, the specific reaction test for acetyl groups, and the ester groups test.

E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate has high process tolerance, being resistant to high heat, shear, and acid.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate can disperse in cold water to form a transparent, high-viscosity colloidal solution, whereas native starch requires heating for gelatinization.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate can withstand high temperatures during cooking or sterilization, prevents syneresis in frozen products after thawing, and retains its thickening properties even in acidic environments.

Chemical Properties of E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate:
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is produced through acetylation where acetyl groups (-COCH3) are introduced via acetic anhydride, which reduces hydrogen bonding between starch molecules and enhances hydrophilicity and flexibility.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is produced through cross-linking where adipic anhydride is used to form bridges between starch molecular chains, significantly improving the starch's resistance to high temperatures, acidity, and shear forces.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate cross-linking structure can be represented as Starch-O-R-O-Starch, where R = CO-(CH2)4-CO and starch refers to the linear and/or branched structure.

E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate esterification results in substitution of hydroxyl groups with acetyl esters, and the proportion of adipic acid and acetyl groups should not exceed 0.135% and 2.5% respectively.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate phosphate content is regulated to not more than 2 mg/kg lead on the dried basis, not more than 50 mg/kg manganese on the dried basis, and not more than 0.1% carboxyl groups on the dried basis.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is chemically stable under normal ambient temperatures and recommended storage conditions and exhibits low chemical reactivity under normal conditions of use.

Production and Chemical Reactions of E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate:
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is obtained by esterification of food starch with acetic anhydride and esterification and cross-linking with adipic anhydride, in accordance with good manufacturing practice.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate production involves two esterification reactions: first, native starch reacts with bifunctional reagents such as adipic acid or its anhydride to form distarch adipate, then further treatment with vinyl acetate or acetic anhydride forms the acetylated distarch adipate.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate may additionally be subjected to acid, alkali, enzyme, or bleaching treatment in accordance with good manufacturing practice.

E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is produced from native starches such as corn, cassava, or potato starch as raw materials, which undergo modification to form a stable composite structure.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate production is tightly controlled to keep reagents and by-products within specification, after which the starch is thoroughly washed and dried.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate quality control checks parameters such as acetyl content, adipate groups, moisture, pH, viscosity, whiteness, and purity.

Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) of E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate:

Handling of E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate:
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate should be handled in accordance with good industrial hygiene and food manufacturing practices.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate handling requires avoiding generating excessive airborne dust during handling, conveying, or packaging.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate handling requires using appropriate ventilation where dust may accumulate.

Identifiers of E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate:
E Number: E1422
Name: Acetylated Distarch Adipate
CAS No.: 63798-35-6 / 63055-36-7
INS No.: 1422
H/S Code: 3505.10.90
Function: Thickener, stabilizer, binder, emulsifier, bulking agent

Properties of E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate:
Appearance: White to off-white or canary yellow powder
Odor and Taste: Odourless or slight vinegar-like smell, neutral taste
Solubility: Insoluble in cold water if not pregelatinised; forms colloidal solutions in hot water; insoluble in ethanol
Viscosity: High and stable under heat, acid, and shear conditions
pH Range: 4.0-7.5 depending on grade and concentration
Iodine staining: Dark blue to red colour
Microscopic observation: Passes test
Copper reduction: Passes test
Specific reaction for acetyl groups: Passes test
Ester groups: Passes test

Specifications of E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate:
Chemical name: E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate
Appearance: White to off-white or canary yellow powder
Odor: Odourless
Starch content: Min 85%
Moisture: Max 14%
Loss on Drying: Max 15% (cereal starch); max 21% (potato starch); max 18% (other starches)
Ash: Max 0.5%
pH value: 4.0-7.5
Viscosity: Min 600 BU
DS (Degree of Substitution): Min 0.015
Whiteness: Min 88%
Fineness: Min 99%
Acetyl groups: Max 2.5% on dried basis
Adipate groups: Max 0.135% on dried basis
Residual SO2: Max 50 mg/kg for cereal starches; max 10 mg/kg for other starches
Heavy Metals: As max 0.5 mg/kg, Pb max 2.0 mg/kg
Manganese: Max 50 mg/kg on dried basis
Carboxyl groups: Max 0.1% on dried basis
Storage conditions: Store in a cool, dry place away from sunlight in tightly sealed containers

Names of E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate:
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate
Acetylated Distarch Adipate
E1422
INS 1422
Distarch Adipate
Acetylated Di-Starch Adipate
Modified Starch E1422
ADSA

SDS of E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate:

Stability and Reactivity of E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate:

Chemical stability:
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is stable under normal ambient temperatures and recommended storage conditions.

Reactivity:
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate exhibits low chemical reactivity under normal handling and processing conditions.
No hazardous polymerization or dangerous reactions are expected.

Conditions to avoid:
Excessive moisture.
Prolonged exposure to high humidity.
Direct sunlight.
Elevated temperatures.
Open flames and ignition sources.
Excessive dust generation.

Incompatible materials:
Strong oxidizing agents.
Strong mineral acids.
Strong alkalis.

Hazardous decomposition products:
Carbon monoxide (CO).
Carbon dioxide (CO2).
Irritating organic fumes.

Handling and Storage of E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate:

Handling:
Avoid creating dust and avoid inhalation of dust.
Avoid contact with eyes.
Provide adequate ventilation and use local exhaust ventilation where dust may be generated.
Keep away from open flames, sparks, hot surfaces, and ignition sources.

Hygiene measures:
Wash hands thoroughly after handling.
Do not eat, drink, or smoke while handling.
Remove contaminated clothing before entering clean areas.

Storage:
Store in a cool, dry, and well-ventilated area.
Keep containers tightly closed when not in use.
Protect from moisture, humidity, direct sunlight, and excessive heat.
Keep in original sealed packaging or suitable clean, dry, food-grade containers.

First Aid Measures of E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate:

Inhalation:
Remove person to fresh air.
If coughing, throat irritation, or breathing difficulty persists, seek medical attention.

Skin contact:
Wash affected skin with soap and water.
Remove contaminated clothing if necessary.
If irritation develops or persists, seek medical advice.

Eye contact:
Rinse eyes carefully with plenty of water for several minutes.
Remove contact lenses if present and easy to do.
Continue rinsing and seek medical attention if irritation persists.

Ingestion:
Rinse mouth with water.
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is a food-grade product and no harmful effects are expected from small accidental ingestion.
If large amounts are swallowed or discomfort occurs, seek medical advice.

Notes for physician:
Treat symptomatically.
No specific antidote is known.

Firefighting Measures of E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate:

Flammability:
E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate is an organic powder and may burn when exposed to high heat, flame, or ignition sources.
Fine dust may form explosive mixtures with air.

Suitable extinguishing media:
Water spray.
Foam.
Dry chemical powder.
Carbon dioxide (CO2).

Unsuitable extinguishing media:
Avoid strong water jets if they may disperse dust into the air.

Hazardous combustion products:
Carbon monoxide (CO).
Carbon dioxide (CO2).
Irritating organic fumes.

Special protective equipment for firefighters:
Wear self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA).
Wear full protective clothing during firefighting operations.

Specific hazards:
Avoid generating airborne dust during firefighting operations.
Cool containers exposed to fire with water spray.
Prevent firefighting water from entering drains or waterways when possible.

Accidental Release Measures of E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate:

Personal precautions:
Avoid dust formation and avoid breathing dust.
Avoid contact with eyes and skin.
Use suitable personal protective equipment including safety goggles, gloves, and dust mask.

Environmental precautions:
Prevent large quantities from entering drains, waterways, or soil.

Cleanup methods:
Sweep or vacuum spilled material carefully using dust-free methods.
Do not use compressed air for cleaning.
Place collected material into suitable labeled containers for reuse or disposal.
Wash contaminated surfaces with water after material removal.

Additional advice:
Dispose of waste in accordance with applicable local, regional, and national regulations.

Exposure Controls / Personal Protective Equipment of E1422 Acetylated Distarch Adipate:

Engineering controls:
Provide adequate general or local exhaust ventilation where dust may be generated.
Dust collection systems are recommended for large-scale handling and processing operations.

Respiratory protection:
Use a dust mask or particulate respirator if airborne dust levels are high.
Under ordinary conditions, respiratory protection is normally not required.

Eye protection:
Wear safety glasses or goggles where dust exposure is possible.

Hand protection:
Wear protective gloves if repeated or prolonged contact is expected.

Skin and body protection:
Wear suitable protective clothing to prevent excessive dust contact.
No special protective clothing is normally required under normal conditions of use.

Environmental exposure controls:
Maintain good housekeeping practices to minimize dust emissions.
Prevent uncontrolled release of product into the environment and dispose of waste according to applicable environmental regulations.