Food Safety Substance

Ethyl nonanoate

Ethyl nonanoate is a food additive with no EU additive status row found in the EU, FDA EAFUS in the US, and data from 4 regulatory sources.

CAS 123-29-5 Indexable evidence set
FDA
FDA EAFUS
ADI / TDI
ADI 0-2.5 mg/kg bw (1979) mg/kg bw
Codex
0 row(s)
SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 4 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name
Ethyl nonanoate
CAS
123-29-5
DTXSID
DTXSID1047651
PubChem CID
31251
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
JECFAMETHYL NONANOATE1791731-84-6No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent-FLAVOURING_AGENT1997
JECFAETHYL NONANOATE34123-29-50-2.5 mg/kg bw (1979)2.5FLAVOURING_AGENT1996
SOURCE ingredients ghs classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

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

CosmeticsEthyl PelargonateEU status: permitted Industrial / GHSGHS row foundEuropean 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 nonanoate used for in food?

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

Is Ethyl nonanoate safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI 0-2.5 mg/kg bw (1979) mg/kg bw. US/FDA evidence: FDA EAFUS.

What is the ADI for Ethyl nonanoate?

Ethyl nonanoate has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI 0-2.5 mg/kg bw (1979) mg/kg bw. Source: WHO JECFA.

Is Ethyl nonanoate also used in cosmetics?

Ethyl nonanoate has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Ethyl Pelargonate, EU status permitted.