Food Safety Substance
ErythritolE968
Erythritol (E968) is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, FDA has no questions in the US, and data from 10 regulatory sources.
CAS 149-32-6
E968
Indexable evidence set
FDA
FDA has no questions
ADI / TDI
ADI NOT SPECIFIED
Codex
2 row(s)
SOURCE
D1 identity resolution
e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 10 matched regulatory source group(s)
Substance Identity
Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.
Substance name
Erythritol
CAS
149-32-6
E-number
E968
DTXSID
DTXSID6043919
PubChem CID
222285
Evidence tier
Indexable evidence set (16)
SOURCE
EU Commission
FDA | Health Canada | Codex Alimentarius
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 |
| Canada | Health Canada | Listed | Sweetener |
| Codex | Codex Alimentarius | Listed | Flavour enhancer; Humectant; Sweetener |
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EU Commission
EU Food Additives | EU Food Additives Database
EU Food Additive Status
EU Commission food-additive listing rows from eu_food_additives.
| Jurisdiction | E-number | Status | Type | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | E968 | PUBLISHED | substanceFAD | Erythritol | - |
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EU Commission
EU Annex II Authorised | EU Food Additives Database
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 | E968 | Erythritol | - | POL-FAD-IMPORT-3305 | - |
Conditions and restrictions
| Jurisdiction | Food category | Restriction | Comment | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | 14.1.4 Flavoured_drinks | ML 16000 mg/l | only energy-reduced or with no added sugars, as flavour enhancer only | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 14.1.4 Flavoured_drinks | ML 16000 mg/l | only energy-reduced or with no added sugars, as flavour enhancer only | EU Food Additives Database |
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Codex Alimentarius
Codex GSFA
Codex GSFA Status
Codex Alimentarius GSFA permissions and maximum-use rows.
| Jurisdiction | INS / E-number | Function | Food category | Max level | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codex | 968 | Flavour enhancer; Humectant; Sweetener | 12.2.2 Seasonings and condiments | GMP | Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with... |
| Codex | 968 | Flavour enhancer; Humectant; Sweetener | 14.1.5 Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa | 16,000 mg/kg | Some Codex Members allow use of additives with sweetener function in all foods within this Food Category while others limit additives with sweetener function to those foods with... |
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FDA
FDA GRAS
FDA GRAS Status
US FDA GRAS notice evidence from enriched and notice tables.
| Jurisdiction | GRN | Substance | FDA response | Intended use | Basis | Notifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 76 | Erythritol | FDA has no questions | Use in bakery fillings, cakes and cookies, chewing gum, dairy drinks, fat-based cream used in modified fat/calorie cookies, pastries, hard candies, frozen dairy desserts... | Scientific procedures | Cerestar Holding B.V. |
| United States | 203 | Erythritol fatty acid esters | At the notifier's request, FDA ceased to evaluate this notice | As a surface active agent or microencapsulant in certain foods at the minimum level required to achieve the intended technical effect | Scientific procedures | Stepan Company |
| United States | 208 | Erythritol | FDA has no questions | Use in bakery fillings, cakes and cookies, chewing gum, dairy drinks, fat-based cream used in modified fat/calorie cookies, pastries, hard candies, frozen dairy desserts... | Scientific procedures | Mitsubishi Kagaku-Foods Corporation |
| United States | 297 | Erythritol fatty acid esters | FDA has no questions | As a microencapsulant of ingredients such as baking powder in certain foods, primarily baked goods, at the minimum level required to achieve the intended technical effect | Scientific procedures | Stepan Company |
| United States | 382 | Erythritol | FDA has no questions | As a flavor enhancer, formulation aid, humectant, nutritive sweetener, stabilizer and thickener, sequestrant, and texturizer in a variety of foods | Scientific procedures | Baolingbao Biology Co., Ltd. |
| United States | 401 | Erythritol | FDA has no questions | Use as a flavor enhancer, formulation aid, humectant, nutritive sweetener, stabilizer and thickener, sequestrant, and texturizer in a variety of foods | Scientific procedures | O'Laughlin (Tianjin) Biotechnology Company |
| United States | 789 | Erythritol | FDA has no questions | For use as a flavor enhancer, formulation aid, humectant, nutritive sweetener, stabilizer and thickener, sequestrant, or texturizer in baked goods and baking mixes; alcoholic... | Scientific procedures | Cargill, Inc. |
| United States | 76 | Erythritol | FDA has no questions | Use in bakery fillings, cakes and cookies, chewing gum, dairy drinks, fat-based cream used in modified fat/calorie cookies, pastries, hard candies, frozen dairy desserts... | Scientific procedures | Cerestar Holding B.V. |
| United States | 203 | Erythritol fatty acid esters | At the notifier's request, FDA ceased to evaluate this notice | As a surface active agent or microencapsulant in certain foods at the minimum level required to achieve the intended technical effect | Scientific procedures | Stepan Company |
| United States | 208 | Erythritol | FDA has no questions | Use in bakery fillings, cakes and cookies, chewing gum, dairy drinks, fat-based cream used in modified fat/calorie cookies, pastries, hard candies, frozen dairy desserts... | Scientific procedures | Mitsubishi Kagaku-Foods Corporation |
| United States | 297 | Erythritol fatty acid esters | FDA has no questions | As a microencapsulant of ingredients such as baking powder in certain foods, primarily baked goods, at the minimum level required to achieve the intended technical effect | Scientific procedures | Stepan Company |
| United States | 382 | Erythritol | FDA has no questions | As a flavor enhancer, formulation aid, humectant, nutritive sweetener, stabilizer and thickener, sequestrant, and texturizer in a variety of foods | Scientific procedures | Baolingbao Biology Co., Ltd. |
| United States | 401 | Erythritol | FDA has no questions | Use as a flavor enhancer, formulation aid, humectant, nutritive sweetener, stabilizer and thickener, sequestrant, and texturizer in a variety of foods | Scientific procedures | O'Laughlin (Tianjin) Biotechnology Company |
| United States | 789 | Erythritol | FDA has no questions (in PDF) | For use as a flavor enhancer, formulation aid, humectant, nutritive sweetener, stabilizer and thickener, sequestrant, or texturizer in baked goods and baking mixes; alcoholic... | Scientific procedures | Cargill, Inc. |
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Health Canada
Health Canada Status
Health Canada food-additive permissions by functional class and food scope.
| Jurisdiction | Class | Permitted foods | Maximum level | List |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Sweetener | (a)Chewing gum | (a)75% | List of Permitted Sweeteners |
| Canada | Sweetener | (b)Coatings for ready-to-eat breakfast cereals; Ready-to-eat breakfast cereals | (b)30% in the coating. The total amount of erythritol not to exceed 11.6% in the ready-to-eat breakfast cereal. | List of Permitted Sweeteners |
| Canada | Sweetener | (c)Cream fillings; Custard fillings; Fruit fillings; Puddings | (c)10% | List of Permitted Sweeteners |
| Canada | Sweetener | (d)Dietetic beverages | (d)3.5% | List of Permitted Sweeteners |
| Canada | Sweetener | (e)Dietetic cookies; Dietetic wafers | (e)7% | List of Permitted Sweeteners |
| Canada | Sweetener | (f)Fat-based cream fillings; Fat-based cream toppings | (f)60% | List of Permitted Sweeteners |
| Canada | Sweetener | (g)Food thickener products | (g)2.0% | List of Permitted Sweeteners |
| Canada | Sweetener | (h)Fruit-based smoothie beverages; Yogurt | (h)7% | List of Permitted Sweeteners |
| Canada | Sweetener | (i)Hard candies | (i)99% | List of Permitted Sweeteners |
| Canada | Sweetener | (j)Meal replacement dry beverage mixes | (j)5,100 ppm in the beverage as consumed | List of Permitted Sweeteners |
| Canada | Sweetener | (k)Non-alcoholic carbonated water-based fruit-flavoured and sweetened beverages, except cola type beverages | (k)1.5% | List of Permitted Sweeteners |
| Canada | Sweetener | (l)Nutritional supplement bars; Nutritional supplement pre-cooked (instant) breakfast cereals | (l)300 ppm | List of Permitted Sweeteners |
| Canada | Sweetener | (m)Nutritional supplement dry beverage mixes | (m)300 ppm in the beverage as consumed | List of Permitted Sweeteners |
| Canada | Sweetener | (n)Soft candies | (n)40% | List of Permitted Sweeteners |
| Canada | Sweetener | (o)Syrups; Toppings | (o)15% | List of Permitted Sweeteners |
| Canada | Sweetener | (p)Table-top sweeteners | (p)Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Sweeteners |
| Canada | Sweetener | (q)Unstandardized alcoholic beverages | (q)3.5% | List of Permitted Sweeteners |
| Canada | Sweetener | (r)Unstandardized bakery products | (r)10% | List of Permitted Sweeteners |
| Canada | Sweetener | (s)Unstandardized dairy-based beverages | (s)2.5% | List of Permitted Sweeteners |
| Canada | Sweetener | (t)Unstandardized frozen desserts | (t)5% | List of Permitted Sweeteners |
| Canada | Sweetener | (u)Unstandardized fruit spreads | (u)14% | List of Permitted Sweeteners |
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EU Commission
EU Food Contact Materials
EU FCM Substances
EU food-contact material rows and migration-limit fields.
| Jurisdiction | FCM no. | Ref no. | Substance | Use | SML | Regulation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | 72 | 76815 | polyester of adipic acid with glycerol or pentaerythritol, esters with even numbered, unbranched C12-C22 fatty acids | additive/PPA | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 279 | 22840 | pentaerythritol | additive/PPA, monomer/macromolecule | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 311 | 16480 | dipentaerythritol | additive/PPA, monomer/macromolecule | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 496 | 71680 | pentaerythritol tetrakis[3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-propionate] | additive/PPA | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 537 | 84080 | rosin, ester with pentaerythritol | additive/PPA | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 637 | 71635 | pentaerythritol dioleate | additive/PPA | 0,05 mg/kg | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 652 | 38820 | bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl) pentaerythritol diphosphite | additive/PPA | 0,6 mg/kg | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 714 | 84400 | rosin, hydrogenated, ester with pentaerythritol | additive/PPA | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 746 | 38810 | bis(2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenyl)pentaerythritol diphosphite | additive/PPA | 5 mg/kg | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 773 | 38840 | bis(2,4-dicumylphenyl)pentaerythritol-diphosphite | additive/PPA | 5 mg/kg | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 778 | 71670 | pentaerythritol tetrakis (2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacrylate) | additive/PPA | 0,05 mg/kg | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 880 | 31348 | acids, fatty (C8-C22), esters with pentaerythritol' | additive/PPA | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 1053 | - | fatty acids, C16–18 saturated, esters with dipentaerythritol | additive/PPA | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
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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 | ERYTHRITOL | - | - | NOT SPECIFIED | - | CARRIER, CARRIER_SOLVENT, FLAVOUR_ENHANCER, HUMECTANT, SWEETENER | 1999 |
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ingredients
ghs classifications
Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma
Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.
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Cross-vertical comparison
ingredients | ghs classifications
Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence
This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.
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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 Erythritol used for in food?
Erythritol appears in food-use rows as: Sweetener; Flavour enhancer; Humectant; Sweetener; Sweetener.
Is Erythritol / E968 safe?
This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI NOT SPECIFIED . EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: FDA has no questions.
What is the ADI for Erythritol?
Erythritol has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI NOT SPECIFIED . Source: food_substances.
Is Erythritol also used in cosmetics?
Erythritol has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Erythritol, EU status permitted.