Food Safety Substance

Ethyl hexanoate

Ethyl hexanoate is a food additive with no EU additive status row found in the EU, FDA EAFUS in the US, and data from 4 regulatory sources.

CAS 123-66-0 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 | 4 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name

Ethyl hexanoate

CAS

123-66-0

DTXSID

DTXSID3021980

PubChem CID

31265

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (7)

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	PHENETHYL HEXANOATE	995	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2002
JECFA	2-PHENETHYL HEXANOATE	-	-	no_data	-	-	2002
JECFA	ETHYL HEXANOATE	31	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	1996
JECFA	METHYLTHIOMETHYL HEXANOATE	479	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	1999
JECFA	2-(4-METHYL-5-THIAZOLYL)ETHYL HEXANOATE	1755	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2007
JECFA	METHYL HEXANOATE	1871	106-70-7	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT, Flavouring Agent	2008

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.

CosmeticsEthyl HexanoateEU status: permitted Industrial / GHSWarningNITE-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 Ethyl hexanoate used for in food?

Ethyl hexanoate appears in food-use rows as: FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT.

Is Ethyl hexanoate 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 Ethyl hexanoate?

Ethyl hexanoate 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 Ethyl hexanoate also used in cosmetics?

Ethyl hexanoate has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Ethyl Hexanoate, EU status permitted.