Food Safety Substance

Potassium decanoate

Potassium decanoate is a food additive with no EU additive status row found in the EU, FDA EAFUS in the US, and data from 2 regulatory sources.

CAS 13040-18-1 Thin evidence set
FDA
FDA EAFUS
ADI / TDI
No ADI/TDI row found
Codex
0 row(s)
SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 2 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name
Potassium decanoate
CAS
13040-18-1
DTXSID
DTXSID1042314
PubChem CID
23688501
Evidence tier
Thin evidence set (4)
SOURCE ingredients ghs classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

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

CosmeticsPotassium CaprateEU 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 Potassium decanoate used for in food?

Potassium decanoate appears in food-use rows as: ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT.

Is Potassium decanoate safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. US/FDA evidence: FDA EAFUS.

What is the ADI for Potassium decanoate?

No ADI row was found for Potassium decanoate in the rendered EFSA, food_substances, food_additives, or JECFA tables.

Is Potassium decanoate also used in cosmetics?

Potassium decanoate has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Potassium Caprate, EU status permitted.