Food Safety Substance

Pyruvic acid

Pyruvic acid 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 127-17-3 Indexable evidence set

FDA

FDA EAFUS

ADI / TDI

ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent

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

Pyruvic acid

CAS

127-17-3

DTXSID

DTXSID2021650

PubChem CID

1060

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (7)

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	DIMETHYLPYRUVIC ACID	-	-	no_data	-	-	1999
JECFA	METHYL ETHYL PYRUVIC ACID	-	-	no_data	-	-	1999
JECFA	ISOPROPYL PYRUVIC ACID	-	-	no_data	-	-	1999
JECFA	PYRUVIC ACID	936	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2001
JECFA	PYRUVIC ACID, 3-MERCAPTO-, SODIUM SALT	-	-	no_data	-	-	1999
JECFA	3-PHENYLPYRUVIC ACID	-	-	no_data	-	-	2008

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.

CosmeticsPyruvic AcidEU status: permitted Industrial / GHSDangerEuropean 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 Pyruvic acid used for in food?

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

Is Pyruvic 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 . US/FDA evidence: FDA EAFUS.

What is the ADI for Pyruvic acid?

Pyruvic 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 . Source: food_substances.

Is Pyruvic acid also used in cosmetics?

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