Food Safety Substance

Ethyl stearate

Ethyl stearate 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 111-61-5 Indexable evidence set
FDA
FDA EAFUS
ADI / TDI
ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent mg/kg bw
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
Ethyl stearate
CAS
111-61-5
DTXSID
DTXSID5059406
PubChem CID
8122
Evidence tier
Indexable evidence set (7)
SOURCE JECFA JECFA ADI

JECFA ADI Values

JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.

JurisdictionChemical nameJECFA no.CASADIADI upperFunctionEvaluation year
JECFAETHYL STEARATE--no_data--1996
SOURCE ingredients ghs classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

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

CosmeticsEthyl StearateEU status: permitted Industrial / GHSWarningEuropean Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
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 Ethyl stearate used for in food?

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

Is Ethyl stearate 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 mg/kg bw. US/FDA evidence: FDA EAFUS.

What is the ADI for Ethyl stearate?

Ethyl stearate 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 mg/kg bw. Source: WHO JECFA.

Is Ethyl stearate also used in cosmetics?

Ethyl stearate has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Ethyl Stearate, EU status permitted.