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Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein

Note Impurity contamination Food and drink

Decode Label notes Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein for information in food and drink (impurity contamination). It appears in 42 of the 912 published products we have analysed (4.6%).

The concern

Savoury flavour base; acid-hydrolysed versions can carry process contaminants

Hydrolysed vegetable protein is a savoury flavour base made by breaking vegetable protein into amino acids, which gives a concentrated glutamate taste. When it is made with acid, chloropropanols such as 3-MCPD can form as a by-product, and the EU food safety authority has set a tolerable daily intake for 3-MCPD. The label does not say how it was made, so this is information, not a finding about this product.

Most relevant to

Anyone eating this regularly Children

Cited authority

EFSA Panel on Contaminants, Risks for human health related to the presence of 3- and 2-monochloropropanediol (MCPD) and glycidyl fatty acid esters in food, EFSA Journal 2016;14(5):4426

How common it is in this catalogue

Measured across every product Decode Label has analysed — not estimated, and not taken from anyone else's dataset.

42 of 912 published products 4.6%

By category

Food 42

Identity

Also appears on labels as

Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein HVP

Questions

Is Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein safe?

The concern is cited to EFSA Panel on Contaminants, Risks for human health related to the presence of 3- and 2-monochloropropanediol (MCPD) and glycidyl fatty acid esters in food, EFSA Journal 2016;14(5):4426. Why it is flagged: Savoury flavour base; acid-hydrolysed versions can carry process contaminants. It appears in 42 of the 912 published products we have analysed (4.6%).

How common is Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein in Indian packaged products?

Decode Label found Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein in 42 of 912 published products (4.6%), most often in Food.

Who should be most careful with Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein?

Anyone eating this regularly; Children.

Products containing Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein

42 published products, each with its own full analysis.

ACME Poshan Nutri Puffs Tomato Twist ACT II Nachoz Combo Pack Bikano Crunchy Munchy Sweet Chilli Bikano Teekha Mixture Bingo Mad Angles Achaari Masti Bingo Mad Angles Cheese Nachos Bingo Popped Chips Indian Spice Mix with Peas Bingo Tedhe Medhe Masala Tadka Bingo Tomato Potato Chips Bingo XXX What The Puff! Chilli Cheese Bingo! Mad Angles Achaari Masti Bingo! Popped Chips Cadbury 5 Star Kitted Pack Chocolate Bars Chatpata Dal Cornitos Party Mix Crunchy Munchy Sweet Chilli Daawat Biryani Kit Hyderabadi Daawat Biryani Kit Kolkata Daawat Biryani Kit Lucknowi Fun Flips Puffs Hot & Saucy Haldiram's Nagpur Mixture Knorr Classic Mixed Vegetable Soup Knorr Classic Vegetable Soup - Sweet Corn Knorr Cream of Brocolli Soup Knorr Hong Kong Manchow Soup with Real Vegetables Knorr International Italian Knorr Sweet Corn Chicken Soup Millet Mix Peri Peri Nissin Cup Noodles Mazedaar Masala Quinoa & Seeds Peri Peri Roasted Snack Saffola Masala Millets Saffola Masala Millets Tomato Delight Springburst Premium Aromatic Mix Seasoning Powder Sunfeast YiPPee! Korean Fiery Hot Style Noodles, Del... Sweet & Sour Pudina (Mint) Roasted Snack of Corn & R... TOO YUMM Chips Indian Masala TOO YUMM Wafer Spicy Chilli Too Yumm! K-Bomb Mi Goreng, 79g, Ready to cook Insta... Too Yumm! K-Bomb Tom Yum, 80g, Ready to cook Instant... Wow! Hot & Spicy Korean Veg Ramen Wow! Thukpa Chicken 60g knorr Hong Kong Manchow Soup

Related ingredients

Other entries in the register with the same kind of concern.

Caramel Colour (Class III and IV)

Method and limits

  • Prevalence counts published products whose decoded ingredient list matches this substance or one of its label synonyms, using the same matching the score itself uses. It describes our catalogue of 912 products, not the Indian market as a whole.
  • Presence is not dose. An ingredient list gives order, not quantity, unless the pack declares a percentage. Nothing here estimates how much of this substance any product contains.
  • A classification is not a verdict on a product. An agency classifies a substance under defined conditions of exposure; whether that matters in a given food or cosmetic depends on route, concentration and use.
  • No regulatory rows. This substance is not matched in our regulatory warehouse, so the concern above rests on the cited authority alone.
  • Last updated. This register entry was last changed on 3 November 2026.
  • Corrections. Every figure here is reproducible from the sources named. If something is wrong, tell us and we will correct it and say what changed.