Food Safety Substance

1-Hexanol

1-Hexanol 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 111-27-3 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

1-Hexanol

CAS

111-27-3

DTXSID

DTXSID8021931

PubChem CID

8103

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	209	17050	2-ethyl-1-hexanol	monomer/macromolecule	30 mg/kg	Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I
European Union	797	76807	polyester of adipic acid with 1,3-butanediol, 1,2-propanediol and 2-ethyl-1-hexanol	additive/PPA	-	Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I

SOURCE 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	2-ACETYL-1-HEXANOL	-	-	no_data	-	-	2002
JECFA	3,5,5-TRIMETHYL-1-HEXANOL	268	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	1997
JECFA	3-(METHYLMERCAPTO)-1-HEXANOL	-	-	no_data	-	-	1999
JECFA	3-(METHYLTHIO)-1-HEXANOL	463	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	1999
JECFA	2-ETHYL-1-HEXANOL	267	104-76-7	0-0.5 mg/kg bw (1993)	0.5	FLAVOURING_AGENT, ADJUVANT	1997

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.

CosmeticsHexyl AlcoholEU status: permitted Industrial / GHSWarningEuropean 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 1-Hexanol used for in food?

1-Hexanol appears in food-use rows as: FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT.

Is 1-Hexanol 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 1-Hexanol?

1-Hexanol 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 1-Hexanol also used in cosmetics?

1-Hexanol has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Hexyl Alcohol, EU status permitted.