Emulsifiers (fatty acid esters, lecithin) (Emulsifier)
International number (INS/E number) E471·E322
How it's written on Korean labels 유화제(지방산에스테르·레시틴)지방산에스테르레시틴
What is this additive?
Help water and oil mix. Some fatty acid esters can be animal-derived.
Common General information worth knowing. Not counted in the score.
What is it used for?
- Keeps water and oil mixed.
Safety summary
JECFA did not set a numerical ADI (“ADI not specified”), meaning it judged normal intake unlikely to be a health concern.
⚠ To verify: we haven't re-checked this value against the original JECFA database entry.
In Korea it may be used only within the food-by-food limits in the MFDS Food Additives Code.
Sources: JECFA database (FAO/WHO) · Food Safety Korea (MFDS Food Additives Code, Korean)
Permitted in Korea within legal limits. This is reference information summarized from public regulatory and research sources, not medical advice.
Common in
Chocolate & confectioneryBreadCoffee mix & creamerMargarine
Use differs by food type, and products of the same type can have different ingredients.
If you want to avoid it
- Fatty acid esters can be made from plant or animal fats. If you're vegetarian, ask the maker.
- On Korean labels, also look for 지방산에스테르, 레시틴.
Products with Emulsifiers (fatty acid esters, lecithin)
Products collected by Jjikmeok whose Korean ingredient list includes Emulsifiers (fatty acid esters, lecithin).
- 검은콩우유식빵 서울식품공업
- 계란과자 청우식품
- 밀크초콜릿 로얄제과
- 녹차초콜릿 로얄제과
- 부드러운 계란과자 신흥제과
- 부드러운 마늘과자 우리식품
- 감귤초콜릿랑그드샤 로얄제과
- 가나슈초콜릿C 삼광식품
- 가나슈초콜릿CR 삼광식품
- G 다크초콜릿 삼광식품
- W-코팅초콜릿 삼광식품
- V7 다크초콜릿 삼광식품
- CHO 초콜릿 삼광식품
- T-초콜릿 삼광식품
- 가나초콜릿아이싱 삼광식품
- S-헤즐넛초콜릿 삼광식품
- H초콜릿 오리온 제3익산
- D초콜릿 오리온 제3익산
- 1A우유식빵 삼립
- 1A우유모닝롤 삼립
- 1A우유탕종식빵 삼립
- 감귤초콜릿 롯데웰푸드천안
- T초콜릿파우더B 나래푸드텍
- 밀크아이스크림 믹스 셀플러스
- 강릉커피초콜릿 푸드온
- 가보 단백 음료 에이트리에프앤비
- 가셈 비건 초콜릿 해명씨앤씨
Found by matching text in the ingredient list, so some products may be missed or mismatched. Always check the package. This list refreshes once a day.
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