Food Safety Substance
Resin acids and Rosin acids, esters with glycerolE445
Resin acids and Rosin acids, esters with glycerol (E445) is a food additive with Approved in the EU, GRAS in the US, and data from 4 regulatory sources.
Substance Identity
Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.
EU Annex II Authorised Uses
Authorised additive rows and use conditions from EU Annex II tables.
Conditions and restrictions
| Jurisdiction | Food category | Restriction | Comment | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | 5.2 Other confectionery including breath freshening micro-sweets | ML 320 mg/kg | Only for printing on personalised and/or promotional hard-coated confectionery products Period of application: From 25 June 2012 | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 14.1.4 Flavoured_drinks | ML 100 mg/l | only cloudy drinks | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 14.2.6 Spirit drinks as defined in Regulation (EU) 2019/787 | ML 100 mg/l | only cloudy spirit drinks | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 14.2.8 Other alcoholic beverages including mixtures of alcoholic beverages with non-alcoholic beverages and other alcoholic beverages based on distilled alcohol with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 % | ML 100 mg/l | only flavoured cloudy alcoholic beverages with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 % | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 4.1.1 entire fresh fruit and vegetables | ML 50 mg/kg | only surface treatment of citrus fruit | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 14.2.6 Spirit drinks as defined in Regulation (EU) 2019/787 | ML 100 mg/l | only cloudy spirit drinks | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 14.2.8 Other alcoholic beverages including mixtures of alcoholic beverages with non-alcoholic beverages and other alcoholic beverages based on distilled alcohol with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 % | ML 100 mg/l | only flavoured cloudy alcoholic beverages with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 % | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 5.2 Other confectionery including breath freshening micro-sweets | ML 320 mg/kg | Only for printing on personalised and/or promotional hard-coated confectionery products Period of application: From 25 June 2012 | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 14.1.4 Flavoured_drinks | ML 100 mg/l | only cloudy drinks | EU Food Additives Database |
Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma
Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.
Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence
This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.
Frequently Asked Questions
Food-use, safety, ADI, and cross-vertical answers mirrored into FAQPage JSON-LD.
What is Resin acids and Rosin acids, esters with glycerol used for in food?
Resin acids and Rosin acids, esters with glycerol appears in food-use rows as: emulsifier|stabilizer.
Is Resin acids and Rosin acids, esters with glycerol / E445 safe?
This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI 25 mg/kg bw. EU status evidence: Approved. US/FDA evidence: GRAS.
What is the ADI for Resin acids and Rosin acids, esters with glycerol?
Resin acids and Rosin acids, esters with glycerol has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI 25 mg/kg bw. Source: food_additives.
Is Resin acids and Rosin acids, esters with glycerol also used in cosmetics?
Resin acids and Rosin acids, esters with glycerol has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Glyceryl Rosinate, EU status permitted.