Food Safety Substance

Pentanoic acid

Pentanoic acid is a food additive with no EU additive status row found in the EU, FDA EAFUS in the US, and data from 6 regulatory sources.

CAS 109-52-4 Indexable evidence set

FDA

FDA EAFUS

ADI / TDI

ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent mg/kg bw

Codex

0 row(s)

SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 6 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name

Pentanoic acid

CAS

109-52-4

DTXSID

DTXSID7021655

PubChem CID

7991

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (11)

SOURCE 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	744	18888	3-hydroxybutanoic acid-3- hydroxypentanoic acid, copolymer	monomer/macromolecule	-	Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I

SOURCE WHO/JECFA

JECFA ADI Values

JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.

Jurisdiction	Chemical name	JECFA no.	CAS	ADI	ADI upper	Function	Evaluation year
JECFA	4-OXOPENTANOIC ACID	-	-	no_data	-	-	2023
JECFA	gamma-OXOPENTANOIC ACID	-	-	no_data	-	-	2023
JECFA	4-METHYL-2-OXOPENTANOIC ACID, SODIUM SALT	633.1	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	1999
JECFA	4-METHYLPENTANOIC ACID	264	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	1997
JECFA	4-METHYL-2-OXOPENTANOIC ACID	633	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	1999
JECFA	3-METHYL-2-OXOPENTANOIC ACID, SODIUM SALT	632.1	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	1999
JECFA	3-METHYL-2-OXOPENTANOIC ACID	632	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	1999
JECFA	3-METHYLPENTANOIC ACID	262	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	1997
JECFA	2-AMINO-3-METHYLPENTANOIC ACID	-	-	no_data	-	-	2004

SOURCE Ingredient record GHS classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

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

SOURCE Cross-vertical comparison Ingredient record | GHS classifications

Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence

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

CosmeticsValeric AcidEU status: permitted Industrial / GHSDangerNITE-CMC

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 Pentanoic acid used for in food?

Pentanoic acid appears in food-use rows as: FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT.

Is Pentanoic acid safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent mg/kg bw. US/FDA evidence: FDA EAFUS.

What is the ADI for Pentanoic acid?

Pentanoic acid has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent mg/kg bw. Source: WHO/JECFA.

Is Pentanoic acid also used in cosmetics?

Pentanoic acid has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Valeric Acid, EU status permitted.