Food Safety Substance

Gallic acid

Gallic acid is a food additive with Approved in the EU, GRAS in the US, and data from 5 regulatory sources.

CAS 149-91-7 Indexable evidence set
FDA
GRAS
ADI / TDI
No ADI/TDI row found
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
Gallic acid
CAS
149-91-7
DTXSID
DTXSID0020650
PubChem CID
370
Evidence tier
Indexable evidence set (8)
SOURCE EU Commission EU Food Contact Materials

EU FCM Substances

EU food-contact material rows and migration-limit fields.

JurisdictionFCM no.Ref no.SubstanceUseSMLRegulation
European Union29055360gallic acid, propyl esteradditive/PPA-Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union38655280gallic acid, octyl esteradditive/PPA-Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union39055200gallic acid, dodecyl esteradditive/PPA-Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
SOURCE ingredients ghs classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

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

CosmeticsGallic AcidEU status: permitted Industrial / GHSDangerEuropean 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 Gallic acid used for in food?

Gallic acid appears in food-use rows as: Antioxidant.

Is Gallic acid safe?

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

What is the ADI for Gallic acid?

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

Is Gallic acid also used in cosmetics?

Gallic acid has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Gallic Acid, EU status permitted.