Food Safety Substance
Quillaia extractE999
Quillaia extract (E999) is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, FDA has no questions in the US, and data from 8 regulatory sources.
CAS 68990-67-0
E999
Indexable evidence set
FDA
FDA has no questions
ADI / TDI
EFSA ADI = 3 mg/kg bw/day
Codex
2 row(s)
SOURCE
D1 identity resolution
e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 8 matched regulatory source group(s)
Substance Identity
Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.
Substance name
Quillaia extract
CAS
68990-67-0
E-number
E999
DTXSID
DTXSID8021220
Evidence tier
Indexable evidence set (13)
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 | Emulsifying agent |
| Codex | Codex Alimentarius | Listed | Emulsifier; Foaming agent |
SOURCE
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 | E999 | PUBLISHED | substanceFAD | Quillaia extract | - |
SOURCE
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 | E999 | Quillaia extract | - | POL-FAD-IMPORT-3306 | - |
Conditions and restrictions
| Jurisdiction | Food category | Restriction | Comment | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | 14.1.4 Flavoured_drinks | ML 170 mg/l | - | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 14.2.3 Cider and perry | ML 170 mg/l | excluding cidre bouché, cydr jakościowy, perry jakościowe, cydr lodowy, perry lodowe’ | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 17.1 food supplements supplied in a solid form excluding food supplements for infants and young children’, | ML 3350 mg/kg | - | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 17.2 food supplements supplied in a liquid form excluding food supplements for Infants and young children | ML 3350 mg/l | - | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 14.2.3 Cider and perry | ML 170 mg/l | excluding cidre bouché, cydr jakościowy, perry jakościowe, cydr lodowy, perry lodowe’ | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 17.1 food supplements supplied in a solid form excluding food supplements for infants and young children’, | ML 3350 mg/kg | - | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 17.2 food supplements supplied in a liquid form excluding food supplements for Infants and young children | ML 3350 mg/l | - | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 14.1.4 Flavoured_drinks | ML 170 mg/l | - | 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 | 999(i) | Emulsifier; Foaming agent | 14.1.4 Water-based flavoured drinks, including sport, energy, or electrolyte drinks and particulated drinks | 50 mg/kg | On the saponin basis.; Except for use in semi-frozen beverages at 130 mg/kg on a dried basis. [Group: QUILLAIA EXTRACTS] |
| Codex | 999(ii) | Emulsifier; Foaming agent | 14.1.4 Water-based flavoured drinks, including sport, energy, or electrolyte drinks and particulated drinks | 50 mg/kg | On the saponin basis.; Except for use in semi-frozen beverages at 130 mg/kg on a dried basis. [Group: QUILLAIA EXTRACTS] |
SOURCE
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 | 165 | Quillaia extract type 1 | FDA has no questions | Foaming agent in semi-frozen carbonated and non-carbonated beverages at levels not to exceed 500 milligrams dry weight per killogram beverage | Scientific procedures | American Beverage Association |
| United States | 903 | Quillaia extract type 2 | FDA has no questions | Intended for use as an emulsifier in beverages, alcoholic; beverage and beverage bases; chewing gum; coffee and tea; condiments and relishes; confections and frostings; dairy... | Scientific procedures | Naturex SA |
| United States | 165 | Quillaia extract type 1 | FDA has no questions | Foaming agent in semi-frozen carbonated and non-carbonated beverages at levels not to exceed 500 milligrams dry weight per killogram beverage | Scientific procedures | American Beverage Association |
| United States | 903 | Quillaia extract type 2 | FDA has no questions (in PDF) | Intended for use as an emulsifier in beverages, alcoholic; beverage and beverage bases; chewing gum; coffee and tea; condiments and relishes; confections and frostings; dairy... | Scientific procedures | Naturex SA |
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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 | Emulsifying agent | (a)Oil-based colouring formulations for use in caffeinated energy drinks, sports drinks or beverages with vitamin and mineral nutrients added, except beverages with vitamins added in accordance with Part D of the *Food... | (a)Good Manufacturing Practice. The amount not to exceed 130 ppm in the beverage containing the oil-based colouring formulation or the oil-based ingredient, or both, calculated as saponin. | List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents |
| Canada | Emulsifying agent | (b)Oil-based colouring formulations for use in chewing gum, non-carbonated water-based flavoured and sweetened beverages or unstandardized flavoured alcoholic beverages; Unstandardized oil-based ingredients for use in... | (b)Good Manufacturing Practice. The amount not to exceed 50 ppm in the food containing the oil-based colouring formulation or the oil-based ingredient, or both, calculated as saponin. | List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents |
| Canada | Emulsifying agent | (c)Oil-based colouring formulations for use in dry sauce mixes, dry soup mixes, marinades for meat and poultry, ready-to-drink tea, savoury snack food, unstandardized beverage mixes, unstandardized carbonated... | (c)Good Manufacturing Practice. The amount not to exceed 25 ppm in the food containing the oil-based colouring formulation or the oil-based ingredient, or both, as set out in column 3, calculated as saponin. | List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents |
| Canada | Emulsifying agent | (d)Unstandardized oil-based flavouring preparations | (d)Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents |
| Canada | Foaming agent | - | Good Manufacturing Practice | List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Purposes of Use |
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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 | QUILLAIA EXTRACTS | - | - | no_data | - | EMULSIFIER, FOAMING_AGENT | 2003 |
| JECFA | QUILLAIA EXTRACT (Type 1) | - | - | 0-1 mg quillaia saponins/kg bw | 1 | EMULSIFIER, FOAMING_AGENT | 2005 |
| JECFA | QUILLAIA EXTRACT (Type 2) | - | - | 0-1 mg quillaia saponins/kg bw | 1 | EMULSIFIER, FOAMING_AGENT | 2014 |
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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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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 Quillaia extract used for in food?
Quillaia extract appears in food-use rows as: emulsifier|stabilizer; Emulsifier; Foaming agent; Emulsifying agent.
Is Quillaia extract / E999 safe?
This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: EFSA ADI = 3 mg/kg bw/day. EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: FDA has no questions.
What is the ADI for Quillaia extract?
Quillaia extract has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: EFSA ADI = 3 mg/kg bw/day. Source: EFSA FAF 2019.
Is Quillaia extract also used in cosmetics?
Quillaia extract has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Quillaja Saponaria Bark, EU status permitted.