Food Safety Substance

Citronellal

Citronellal is a food additive with no EU additive status row found in the EU, FDA EAFUS in the US, and data from 5 regulatory sources.

CAS 106-23-0 Indexable evidence set

FDA

FDA EAFUS

ADI / TDI

ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent

Codex

0 row(s)

SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 5 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name

Citronellal

CAS

106-23-0

DTXSID

DTXSID3041790

PubChem CID

7794

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (9)

SOURCE JECFA JECFA ADI

JECFA ADI Values

JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.

Jurisdiction	Chemical name	JECFA no.	CAS	ADI	ADI upper	Function	Evaluation year
JECFA	ACETYLATED CITRONELLAL	-	-	no_data	-	-	2000
JECFA	HYDROXYCITRONELLAL	611	107-75-5	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	1999
JECFA	CITRONELLALDEHYDE	-	-	no_data	-	-	1999
JECFA	OXDIHYDROCITRONELLAL	-	-	no_data	-	-	1999
JECFA	CITRONELLAL	1220	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2003
JECFA	HYDROXYCITRONELLAL DIETHYL ACETAL	613	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2023
JECFA	HYDROXYCITRONELLAL DIMETHYL ACETAL	612	141-92-4	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	1999
JECFA	HYDROXYCITRONELLAL PROPYLENEGLYCOL ACETAL	1975	93804-64-9	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2010

SOURCE ingredients ghs classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.

SOURCE Cross-vertical comparison ingredients | ghs classifications

Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence

This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.

CosmeticsCitronellalEU status: restricted Industrial / GHSWarningNITE-CMC

SOURCE FAQPage JSON-LD public food renderer rows

Frequently Asked Questions

Food-use, safety, ADI, and cross-vertical answers mirrored into FAQPage JSON-LD.

What is Citronellal used for in food?

Citronellal appears in food-use rows as: FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT.

Is Citronellal safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent . US/FDA evidence: FDA EAFUS.

What is the ADI for Citronellal?

Citronellal has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent . Source: food_substances.

Is Citronellal also used in cosmetics?

Citronellal has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Citronellal, EU status restricted.