Food Safety Substance
Dextrin
Dextrin is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, FDA has no questions in the US, and data from 9 regulatory sources.
CAS 9004-53-9
Indexable evidence set
FDA
FDA has no questions
ADI / TDI
EFSA ADI <= 5 mg/kg bw/day
Codex
60 row(s)
SOURCE
D1 identity resolution
e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 9 matched regulatory source group(s)
Substance Identity
Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.
Substance name
Dextrin
CAS
9004-53-9
DTXSID
DTXSID20891750
PubChem CID
62698
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 | Emulsifying, stabilizing or thickening agent |
| Codex | Codex Alimentarius | Listed | Stabilizer; Thickener |
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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 | E459 | PUBLISHED | substanceFAD | Beta-cyclodextrin | - |
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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 | E459 | Beta-cyclodextrin | - | POL-FAD-IMPORT-3164 | - |
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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 | 457 | Stabilizer; Thickener | Table 3 Foods in General (GMP) | GMP | Table 3 additive - GMP in foods in general |
| Codex | 458 | Stabilizer; Thickener | Table 3 Foods in General (GMP) | GMP | Table 3 additive - GMP in foods in general |
| Codex | 459 | Carrier; Stabilizer; Thickener | 01.1.4 Flavoured fluid milk drinks | 5 mg/kg | For use in flavoured products conforming to the Standard for Fermented Milks (CXS 243-2003) only, as a stabilizer or thickener. |
| Codex | 459 | Carrier; Stabilizer; Thickener | 01.2.1.1 Fermented milks (plain), not heat-treated after fermentation | 5 mg/kg | For use in reconstituted and recombined products conforming to the Standard for Fermented Milks (CXS 243-2003) only.; For use as a stabilizer or thickener only.; For use in... |
| Codex | 459 | Carrier; Stabilizer; Thickener | 01.2.1.2 Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation | 5 mg/kg | For use as a stabilizer or thickener only.; For use in products conforming to the Standard for Fermented Milks (CXS243-2003) only. |
| Codex | 459 | Carrier; Stabilizer; Thickener | 01.7 Dairy-based desserts (e.g. pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt) | 5 mg/kg | For use in flavoured products conforming to the Standard for Fermented Milks (CXS 243-2003) only, as a stabilizer or thickener. |
| Codex | 459 | Carrier; Stabilizer; Thickener | 05.3 Chewing gum | 20,000 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 459 | Carrier; Stabilizer; Thickener | 06.4.3 Pre-cooked pastas and noodles and like products | 1,000 mg/kg | For use in instant noodles only. |
| Codex | 459 | Carrier; Stabilizer; Thickener | 14.1.4 Water-based flavoured drinks, including sport, energy, or electrolyte drinks and particulated drinks | 500 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 459 | Carrier; Stabilizer; Thickener | 15.1 Snacks - potato, cereal, flour or starch based (from roots and tubers, pulses and legumes) | 500 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 01.1.4 Flavoured fluid milk drinks | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 01.2.1.1 Fermented milks (plain), not heat treated after fermentation | GMP | Note 234, Note 235 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 01.2.1.2 Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation | GMP | Note 234 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 01.2.2 Renneted milk (plain) | GMP | - |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 01.3 Condensed milk and analogues | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 01.4.2 Sterilized and UHT creams, whipping and whipped creams, and reduced fat creams (plain) | GMP | Note 236 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 01.4.3 Clotted cream (plain) | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 01.4.4 Cream analogues | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 01.5 Milk and cream powder analogues | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 01.6.1 Unripened cheese | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 01.6.2 Ripened cheese | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 01.6.4 Processed cheese | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 01.6.5 Cheese analogues | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 01.7 Dairy-based desserts | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 01.8.1 Whey and whey products, excluding whey cheeses | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 02.2.2 Fat spreads, dairy fat spreads and blended spreads | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 02.3 Fat emulsions mainly of type oil-in-water | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 02.4 Fat-based desserts excluding dairy-based dessert products | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 03.0 Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 04.1.2 Processed fruits | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 04.2.2.2 Dried vegetables (incl. mushrooms & fungi, roots & tubers, pulses & legumes, and aloe vera) seaweed, and nuts and seeds | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 04.2.2.3 Vegetables (incl. mushrooms & fungi, roots & tubers, pulses & legumes, and aloe vera) and seaweed in vinegar, oil, brine, or soy sauce | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 04.2.2.4 Canned or bottled (pasteurized) or retort pouch vegetables | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 04.2.2.5 Vegetable (incl. mushrooms & fungi, roots & tubers, pulses & legumes, and aloe vera) and seaweed purees and spreads | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 04.2.2.6 Vegetable (incl. mushrooms & fungi, roots & tubers, pulses & legumes, and aloe vera), seaweed, nut and seed pulps and preparations other than food category 04.2.2.5 | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 04.2.2.7 Fermented vegetable (incl. mushrooms & fungi, roots & tubers, pulses & legumes) and seaweed products, excluding fermented soybean products | GMP | - |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 04.2.2.8 Cooked or fried vegetables | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 05.0 Cocoa products and chocolate products including imitations and chocolate substitutes | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 06.3 Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 06.4.2 Dried pastas and noodles and like products | GMP | Note 256 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 06.4.3 Pre-cooked pastas and noodles and like products | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 06.5 Cereal and starch based desserts | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 06.6 Batters | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 06.7 Pre-cooked or processed rice products | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 06.8 Soybean-based seasonings and condiments | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 07.0 Bakery wares | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 08.2 Processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole pieces or cuts | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 08.3 Processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 08.4 Edible casings | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 09.2.1 Frozen fish, fish fillets, and other fish products including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | GMP | Note XS95, Note XS191, Note XS165, Note 3, Note XS92, Note XS315, Note XS292, Note XS190, Note XS312, Note 53, Note XS36 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 09.2.2 Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | GMP | Note XS166 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 09.2.3 Frozen minced and creamed fish products and fish paste | GMP | - |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 09.2.4.1 Cooked fish and fish products | GMP | Note 241 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 09.2.4.3 Fried fish and fish products including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | GMP | Note 41 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 09.3 Semi-preserved fish and fish products | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 09.4 Fully preserved, including canned or fermented fish and fish products | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 10.2.1 Liquid egg products | GMP | - |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 10.2.2 Frozen egg products | GMP | - |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 10.2.3 Preserved eggs, including alkaline, salted, and canned eggs | GMP | Table 3 |
| Codex | 1400 | Carrier, Emulsifier, Stabilizer, Thickener | 10.3 Egg products | GMP | Table 3 |
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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 | 46 | Gamma cyclodextrin | FDA has no questions | Use in bread spreads, frozen dairy desserts, ready-to-eat dairy desserts, desserts prepared from dry mixes, fruit fillings, cheese and cream fillings, and chewing gum as a... | Scientific procedures | Wacker Biochem Corp. |
| United States | 74 | Beta-cyclodextrin | FDA has no questions | Use in baked goods prepared from dry mixes, breakfast cereal, chewing gum, gelatins and puddings, dry mix for soups, flavored coffee and tea, compressed candies, processed cheese... | Scientific procedures | Wacker Biochem Corp. |
| United States | 155 | alpha-Cyclodextrin | FDA has no questions | Use in selected foods, except meat and poultry, for fiber supplementation, as a carrier or stabilizer for flavors (flavor adjuvant), as a carrier or stabilizer for colors... | Scientific procedures | Wacker Chemical Corporation |
| United States | 358 | Cyclic dextrin, highly branched | At the notifier's request, FDA ceased to evaluate this notice | Ingredient in baked goods and baking mixes, beverages and beverage bases, breakfast cereals, tea, grain products, seasonings, milk and plant protein products, processed fruits and... | Scientific procedures | Takashi Kuriki Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. |
| United States | 404 | Cyclic dextrin, highly branched | FDA has no questions | As a carbohydrate source, flavoring agent or spray-drying aid in a variety of food products, including baked goods and baking mixes, beverages and beverage bases, breakfast... | Scientific procedures | Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. |
| United States | 436 | Enzyme-modified dextrins | FDA has no questions | As bulking agents or as sources of fiber in baked goods, beverages (liquid non-dairy), cereals and granola bars, condiments and dressings, confections, dairy beverages, dairy... | Scientific procedures | Roquette Freres |
| United States | 610 | Isomaltodextrin | FDA has no questions | Ingredient and as a dietary fiber in milk and milk products; fish and fish mixtures; legumes; meat substitutes, mainly legume protein and cereal protein products; baked products;... | Scientific procedures | Hayashibara Co., Ltd. |
| United States | 678 | Alpha-cyclodextrin | At the notifier's request, FDA ceased to evaluate this notice | Intended for general use in processed and ultra-processed foods at use levels up to 3 percent, and in certain beverages at a level up to 1.05 percent. | Scientific procedures | Wacker Chemical Corporation |
| United States | 1045 | Resistant dextrin from tapioca | FDA has no Questions | Intended for use as a source of dietary fiber at maximum levels ranging from 1.2 to 10 g per serving in baked goods; beverages; cereals and granola bars; condiments and dressings;... | Scientific procedures | Anderson Global Group |
| United States | 1133 | Resistant dextrin from corn | FDA has no questions | Intended for use as an ingredient (powder or syrup form) at maximum levels ranging from 1.2 to 10 g (powder) per serving or 1.56 to 13 g (syrup) per serving in baked goods;... | Scientific procedures | Anderson Global Group |
| United States | 1170 | Resistant dextrin from tapioca in powder or syrup form | FDA has no questions | Intended for use as a source of dietary fiber, bulking agent, humectant, texturizer, and formulation aid at maximum use levels ranging from 1.2 to 15 g (on a dry basis) per... | Scientific procedures | Icon Foods, Inc. |
| United States | 46 | Gamma cyclodextrin | FDA has no questions | Use in bread spreads, frozen dairy desserts, ready-to-eat dairy desserts, desserts prepared from dry mixes, fruit fillings, cheese and cream fillings, and chewing gum as a... | Scientific procedures | Wacker Biochem Corp. |
| United States | 74 | Beta-cyclodextrin | FDA has no questions | Use in baked goods prepared from dry mixes, breakfast cereal, chewing gum, gelatins and puddings, dry mix for soups, flavored coffee and tea, compressed candies, processed cheese... | Scientific procedures | Wacker Biochem Corp. |
| United States | 155 | <i>alpha</i>-Cyclodextrin | FDA has no questions | Use in selected foods, except meat and poultry, for fiber supplementation, as a carrier or stabilizer for flavors (flavor adjuvant), as a carrier or stabilizer for colors... | Scientific procedures | Wacker Chemical Corporation |
| United States | 436 | Enzyme-modified dextrins | FDA has no questions | As bulking agents or as sources of fiber in baked goods, beverages (liquid non-dairy), cereals and granola bars, condiments and dressings, confections, dairy beverages, dairy... | Scientific procedures | Roquette Freres |
| United States | 678 | Alpha-cyclodextrin | At the notifier's request, FDA ceased to evaluate this notice (in PDF) | Intended for general use in processed and ultra-processed foods at use levels up to 3 percent, and in certain beverages at a level up to 1.05 percent. | Scientific procedures | Wacker Chemical Corporation |
| United States | 1045 | Resistant dextrin from tapioca | FDA has no Questions (in PDF) | Intended for use as a source of dietary fiber at maximum levels ranging from 1.2 to 10 g per serving in baked goods; beverages; cereals and granola bars; condiments and dressings;... | Scientific procedures | Anderson Global Group |
| United States | 1133 | Resistant dextrin from corn | FDA has no questions (in PDF) | Intended for use as an ingredient (powder or syrup form) at maximum levels ranging from 1.2 to 10 g (powder) per serving or 1.56 to 13 g (syrup) per serving in baked goods;... | Scientific procedures | Anderson Global Group |
| United States | 610 | Isomaltodextrin | FDA has no questions | Ingredient and as a dietary fiber in milk and milk products; fish and fish mixtures; legumes; meat substitutes, mainly legume protein and cereal protein products; baked products;... | Scientific procedures | Hayashibara Co., Ltd. |
| United States | 404 | Cyclic dextrin, highly branched | FDA has no questions | As a carbohydrate source, flavoring agent or spray-drying aid in a variety of food products, including baked goods and baking mixes, beverages and beverage bases, breakfast... | Scientific procedures | Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. |
| United States | 358 | Cyclic dextrin, highly branched | At the notifier's request, FDA ceased to evaluate this notice | Ingredient in baked goods and baking mixes, beverages and beverage bases, breakfast cereals, tea, grain products, seasonings, milk and plant protein products, processed fruits and... | Scientific procedures | Takashi Kuriki <br />Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. |
| United States | 1170 | Resistant dextrin from tapioca in powder or syrup form | FDA has no questions (in PDF) | Intended for use as a source of dietary fiber, bulking agent, humectant, texturizer, and formulation aid at maximum use levels ranging from 1.2 to 15 g (on a dry basis) per... | Scientific procedures | Icon Foods, 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 | Emulsifying, stabilizing or thickening agent | (a)Beverage whiteners | (a)1% | List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents |
| Canada | Emulsifying, stabilizing or thickening agent | (b)Icings; Unstandardized dips; Unstandardized emulsified sauces, except unstandardized dressings for salads | (b)3% | List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents |
| Canada | Emulsifying, stabilizing or thickening agent | (c)Unstandardized bakery products | (c)2% | List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents |
| Canada | Emulsifying, stabilizing or thickening agent | (d)Unstandardized dressings for salads | (d)5% | List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents |
| Canada | Emulsifying, stabilizing or thickening agent | (e)Yogurt | (e)2.5% | List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents |
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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 | 503 | 46080 | β-dextrin | additive/PPA | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
| European Union | 580 | 46070 | α-dextrin | 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 | alpha-SCHARDINGER DEXTRIN | - | - | no_data | - | - | 2001 |
| JECFA | alpha-CYCLODEXTRIN | - | - | NOT SPECIFIED | - | THICKENER, ADJUVANT, CARRIER, STABILIZER | 2001 |
| JECFA | beta-CYCLODEXTRIN | - | - | 0-5 mg/kg bw | 5 | ADJUVANT | 1995 |
| JECFA | gamma-CYCLODEXTRIN | - | - | NOT SPECIFIED | - | ADJUVANT, CARRIER, CARRIER_SOLVENT, STABILIZER | 1999 |
| JECFA | WHITE AND YELLOW DEXTRINS | - | - | no_data | - | - | 2018 |
| JECFA | alpha-DEXTRIN | - | - | no_data | - | - | 2001 |
| JECFA | DEXTRINS, WHITE and YELLOW, ROASTED STARCH | - | 9004-53-9 | NOT SPECIFIED | - | THICKENER, STABILIZER | 2018 |
| JECFA | beta-SCHARDINGER DEXTRIN | - | - | no_data | - | - | 1995 |
| JECFA | LIMIT DEXTRINASE | - | - | no_data | - | - | 1981 |
| JECFA | CYCLODEXTRIN B | - | - | no_data | - | - | 1995 |
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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 Dextrin used for in food?
Dextrin appears in food-use rows as: Sweetener; Stabilizer; Thickener; Emulsifying, stabilizing or thickening agent.
Is Dextrin safe?
This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: EFSA ADI <= 5 mg/kg bw/day. EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: FDA has no questions.
What is the ADI for Dextrin?
Dextrin has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: EFSA ADI <= 5 mg/kg bw/day. Source: EFSA ANS 2016.
Is Dextrin also used in cosmetics?
Dextrin has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Dextrin, EU status permitted.