Food Safety Substance

Decanal

Decanal 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 112-31-2 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

Decanal

CAS

112-31-2

DTXSID

DTXSID4021553

PubChem CID

8175

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	2-METHYLUNDECANAL	275	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	1997
JECFA	12-METHYLTRIDECANAL	1229	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2008
JECFA	UNDECANAL	107	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2002
JECFA	DECANAL DIMETHYL ACETAL	945	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2001
JECFA	DECANAL	104	112-31-2	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2002
JECFA	DODECANAL DIMETHYL ACETAL	1746	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2007
JECFA	DECANAL PROPYLENEGLYCOL ACETAL	1744	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2007
JECFA	UNDECANAL PROPYLENEGLYCOL ACETAL	1745	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2007
JECFA	2,3-EPOXYDECANAL	2149	102369-06-2	no_data	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2012
JECFA	8-METHYLDECANAL	2238	127793-88-8	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT, Flavouring Agent	2018
JECFA	TRIDECANAL	2301	10486-19-8	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2023

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.

CosmeticsDecanalEU 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 Decanal used for in food?

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

Is Decanal 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 Decanal?

Decanal 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 Decanal also used in cosmetics?

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