Food Safety Substance

Sodium octanoate

Sodium octanoate is a food additive with no EU additive status row found in the EU, FDA EAFUS in the US, and data from 3 regulatory sources.

CAS 1984-06-1 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 | 3 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name
Sodium octanoate
CAS
1984-06-1
DTXSID
DTXSID3027451
PubChem CID
23664772
Evidence tier
Thin evidence set (4)
SOURCE WHO/JECFA

JECFA ADI Values

JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.

JurisdictionChemical nameJECFA no.CASADIADI upperFunctionEvaluation year
JECFASODIUM CAPRYLATE-1984-06-1no_data--1985
SOURCE Ingredient record GHS classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

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

CosmeticsSODIUM CAPRYLATEEU 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 Sodium octanoate used for in food?

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

Is Sodium octanoate 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 Sodium octanoate?

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

Is Sodium octanoate also used in cosmetics?

Sodium octanoate has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: SODIUM CAPRYLATE, EU status permitted.