Food Safety Substance

Sodium octanoate

Sodium octanoate is a food additive with no EU additive status row found in the EU, FDA EAFUS in the US, and data from 3 regulatory sources.

CAS 1984-06-1 Thin evidence set
FDA
FDA EAFUS
ADI / TDI
No ADI/TDI row found
Codex
0 row(s)
SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 3 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name
Sodium octanoate
CAS
1984-06-1
DTXSID
DTXSID3027451
PubChem CID
23664772
Evidence tier
Thin evidence set (4)
SOURCE JECFA JECFA ADI

JECFA ADI Values

JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.

JurisdictionChemical nameJECFA no.CASADIADI upperFunctionEvaluation year
JECFASODIUM CAPRYLATE-1984-06-1no_data--1985
SOURCE ingredients ghs classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

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

CosmeticsSODIUM CAPRYLATEEU 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 Sodium octanoate used for in food?

Sodium octanoate appears in food-use rows as: ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT.

Is Sodium octanoate safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. US/FDA evidence: FDA EAFUS.

What is the ADI for Sodium octanoate?

No ADI row was found for Sodium octanoate in the rendered EFSA, food_substances, food_additives, or JECFA tables.

Is Sodium octanoate also used in cosmetics?

Sodium octanoate has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: SODIUM CAPRYLATE, EU status permitted.