Food Safety Substance
Saccharose acetate isobutyrateE444
Saccharose acetate isobutyrate (E444) is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, FDA has no questions in the US, and data from 8 regulatory sources.
Substance Identity
Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.
Multi-Jurisdiction Comparison
Side-by-side status rows for the same resolved substance across public food regulators.
| Jurisdiction | Authority | Status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | EU Commission | PUBLISHED | EU additive listing; Annex II entry |
| United States | FDA | FDA has no questions | GRAS notice |
| Codex | Codex Alimentarius | Listed | Emulsifier; Stabilizer |
EU Food Additive Status
EU Commission food-additive listing rows from eu_food_additives.
| Jurisdiction | E-number | Status | Type | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | E444 | PUBLISHED | substanceFAD | Sucrose acetate isobutyrate | - |
EU Annex II Authorised Uses
Authorised additive rows and use conditions from EU Annex II tables.
| Jurisdiction | E-number | Name | INS | Policy item | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | E444 | Sucrose acetate isobutyrate | - | POL-FAD-IMPORT-3159 | - |
Conditions and restrictions
| Jurisdiction | Food category | Restriction | Comment | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | 14.1.4 Flavoured_drinks | ML 300 mg/l | only cloudy drinks | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 14.2.8 Other alcoholic beverages including mixtures of alcoholic beverages with non-alcoholic beverages and other alcoholic beverages based on distilled alcohol with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 % | ML 300 mg/l | only flavoured cloudy alcoholic beverages with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 % | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 14.2.8 Other alcoholic beverages including mixtures of alcoholic beverages with non-alcoholic beverages and other alcoholic beverages based on distilled alcohol with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 % | ML 300 mg/l | only flavoured cloudy alcoholic beverages with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 % | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 14.1.4 Flavoured_drinks | ML 300 mg/l | only cloudy drinks | EU Food Additives Database |
Codex GSFA Status
Codex Alimentarius GSFA permissions and maximum-use rows.
| Jurisdiction | INS / E-number | Function | Food category | Max level | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codex | 444 | Emulsifier; Stabilizer | 14.1.4 Water-based flavoured drinks, including sport, energy, or electrolyte drinks and particulated drinks | 500 mg/kg | - |
FDA GRAS Status
US FDA GRAS notice evidence from enriched and notice tables.
| Jurisdiction | GRN | Substance | FDA response | Intended use | Basis | Notifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 104 | Sucrose acetate isobutyrate | FDA has no questions | Use as a stabilizer of emulsions of flavoring oils in alcoholic beverages | Scientific procedures | Eastman Chemical Company |
EU FCM Substances
EU food-contact material rows and migration-limit fields.
| Jurisdiction | FCM no. | Ref no. | Substance | Use | SML | Regulation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | 308 | 91200 | sucrose acetate isobutyrate | additive/PPA | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma
Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.
Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence
This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.
Frequently Asked Questions
Food-use, safety, ADI, and cross-vertical answers mirrored into FAQPage JSON-LD.
What is Saccharose acetate isobutyrate used for in food?
Saccharose acetate isobutyrate appears in food-use rows as: emulsifier|stabilizer; Emulsifier; Stabilizer.
Is Saccharose acetate isobutyrate / E444 safe?
This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI 20 mg/kg bw/day. EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: FDA has no questions.
What is the ADI for Saccharose acetate isobutyrate?
Saccharose acetate isobutyrate has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI 20 mg/kg bw/day. Source: food_substances.
Is Saccharose acetate isobutyrate also used in cosmetics?
Saccharose acetate isobutyrate has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate, EU status permitted.