Is e1144 vegan?

The code e1144 is not an officially recognized food additive number, functioning instead as a typographical error or optical character recognition misreading on ingredient labels for modified starches such as E1442 (hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate) or E1440 (hydroxypropyl starch). These modified food starches are functional thickeners and stabilizers derived commercially from botanical starches such as corn, potato, wheat, or tapioca. They are widely listed on packaged goods such as commercial gravies, sauces, dressings, bakery fillings, and frozen meals.

e1144 is vegan because the starches it mistakenly represents originate entirely from plant and synthetic sources with no animal inputs. Manufacturers produce these food additives by reacting native agricultural starch with synthetic or mineral chemical reagents to improve texture and shelf stability. Because both the agricultural base and the chemical processing agents are derived strictly from plant, mineral, or synthetic origins, the ingredient is entirely suitable for vegans.