Food Safety Substance

3-Ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde

3-Ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde is a food additive with no EU additive status row found in the EU, FDA EAFUS in the US, and data from 5 regulatory sources.

CAS 121-32-4 Indexable evidence set
FDA
FDA EAFUS
ADI / TDI
ADI 0-3 mg/kg bw (1995)
Codex
0 row(s)
SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 5 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name
3-Ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
CAS
121-32-4
DTXSID
DTXSID5021968
PubChem CID
8467
Evidence tier
Indexable evidence set (9)
SOURCE JECFA JECFA ADI

JECFA ADI Values

JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.

JurisdictionChemical nameJECFA no.CASADIADI upperFunctionEvaluation year
JECFAETHYL VANILLIN893121-32-40-3 mg/kg bw (1995)3FLAVOURING_AGENT2019
SOURCE ingredients ghs classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

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

CosmeticsEthyl VanillinEU status: permitted Industrial / GHSWarningHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
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 3-Ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde used for in food?

3-Ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde appears in food-use rows as: FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT.

Is 3-Ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI 0-3 mg/kg bw (1995) . US/FDA evidence: FDA EAFUS.

What is the ADI for 3-Ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde?

3-Ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI 0-3 mg/kg bw (1995) . Source: food_substances.

Is 3-Ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde also used in cosmetics?

3-Ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Ethyl Vanillin, EU status permitted.