Octenyl succinic acid (OSA) modified gum arabic
INS 423
Used as an emulsifier.
OSA-modified gum arabic is an emulsifier for beverage and flavour emulsions, engineered to hold oil in water better than plain gum arabic does.
Where it is and isn’t permitted
| Jurisdiction | Status | Scope and limits | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Not listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited. | ||
| Codex Alimentarius | Permitted | no numerical limit (good manufacturing practice) | CXS 192-1995 Table Three, INS 423retrieved 2026-09-07 |
What it is made from
Made by reacting gum arabic, tapped from acacia trees, with octenyl succinic anhydride, which attaches a fat-loving tail to a water-loving molecule.
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
Every name it appears under
0 recorded names. A label may use any of them.
Hazard reference values
No reference value for this substance in the sources we hold.
Evidence and how bodies read it
Studies, and the differing conclusions regulators drew from them, are curated by hand rather than machine-read, and none has been written for this substance yet.
Sources for this page
- gsfa retrieved 2026-09-07
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