Food Safety Substance

Hexyl acetate

Hexyl acetate 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 142-92-7 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

Hexyl acetate

CAS

142-92-7

DTXSID

DTXSID6022006

PubChem CID

8908

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	3-ACETYLTHIOHEXYL ACETATE	-	-	no_data	-	-	1999
JECFA	3-MERCAPTOHEXYL ACETATE	554	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2024
JECFA	3-(METHYLTHIO)HEXYL ACETATE	481	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	1999
JECFA	3-THIOHEXYL ACETATE	-	-	no_data	-	-	2024
JECFA	HEXYL ACETATE	128	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	1997
JECFA	3-(ACETYLMERCAPTO)HEXYL ACETATE	494	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	1999
JECFA	CYCLOHEXYL ACETATE	1093	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2002
JECFA	3,3,5-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEXYL ACETATE	2053	67859-96-5	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2010
JECFA	5-METHYLHEXYL ACETATE	-	180348-60-1; 72246-17-4	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.

CosmeticsHexyl AcetateEU status: permitted 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 Hexyl acetate used for in food?

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

Is Hexyl acetate 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 Hexyl acetate?

Hexyl acetate 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 Hexyl acetate also used in cosmetics?

Hexyl acetate has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Hexyl Acetate, EU status permitted.