Food Safety Substance

D-Trehalose

D-Trehalose is a food additive with Novel food in the EU, FDA has no questions in the US, and data from 4 regulatory sources.

CAS 99-20-7 Indexable evidence set

FDA

FDA has no questions

ADI / TDI

ADI NOT SPECIFIED mg/kg bw

Codex

0 row(s)

SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 4 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name

D-Trehalose

CAS

99-20-7

DTXSID

DTXSID3048102

PubChem CID

7427

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (7)

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	Novel food	-
United States	FDA	FDA has no questions	GRAS notice

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	45	Trehalose	FDA has no questions	Use in foods in general, including meat products, for multiple technical effects at levels in accordance with good manufacturing practice	Scientific procedures	Hayashibara International Inc.
United States	912	Trehalose	At the notifier's request, FDA ceased to evaluate this notice	Intended for use in foods as a sweetener, flavor enhancer, texturizer, and humectant in foods generally, excluding infant formulas.	Scientific procedures	c-LEcta GmbH

SOURCE ingredients ghs classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

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

SOURCE Cross-vertical comparison ingredients | ghs classifications

Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence

This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.

CosmeticsTrehaloseEU status: permitted Industrial / GHSGHS row foundEuropean 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 D-Trehalose used for in food?

D-Trehalose appears in food-use rows as: Preservative/Stabilizer.

Is D-Trehalose safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI NOT SPECIFIED mg/kg bw. EU status evidence: Novel food. US/FDA evidence: FDA has no questions.

What is the ADI for D-Trehalose?

D-Trehalose has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI NOT SPECIFIED mg/kg bw. Source: WHO JECFA.

Is D-Trehalose also used in cosmetics?

D-Trehalose has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Trehalose, EU status permitted.