Food Safety Substance
Fructooligosaccharides
Fructooligosaccharides is a food additive with Permitted as food ingredient in the EU, FDA has no questions in the US, and data from 2 regulatory sources.
CAS 308066-66-2
Indexable evidence set
FDA
FDA has no questions
ADI / TDI
ADI 5 mg/kg bw
Codex
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D1 identity resolution
e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 2 matched regulatory source group(s)
Substance Identity
Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.
Substance name
Fructooligosaccharides
CAS
308066-66-2
DTXSID
DTXSID001339761
PubChem CID
439709
Evidence tier
Indexable evidence set (6)
SOURCE
EU Commission
FDA | Health Canada | Codex Alimentarius
Multi-Jurisdiction Comparison
Side-by-side status rows for the same resolved substance across public food regulators.
| Jurisdiction | Authority | Status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | EU Commission | Permitted as food ingredient | - |
| United States | FDA | FDA has no questions | GRAS notice |
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FDA
FDA GRAS
FDA GRAS Status
US FDA GRAS notice evidence from enriched and notice tables.
| Jurisdiction | GRN | Substance | FDA response | Intended use | Basis | Notifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 623 | Fructooligosaccharides | FDA has no questions | Ingredient in conventional foods, including substitutes for meat, poultry, and fish; nutritional bars; breakfast cereals; beverages and juices; cakes; cheese; cream;... | Scientific procedures | Hank Tsai |
| United States | 797 | Fructooligosaccharides | FDA has no questions | Ingredient in nonexempt infant formulas for term infants, as consumed, at a level up to 400 mg FOS/100 mL formula for infants o-6 months and up to 500 mg FOS/100 mL formula for... | Scientific procedures | New Francisco (Yunfu City) Biotechnology Corporation |
| United States | 990 | Short-chain fructooligosaccharides | FDA has no questions | Intended for use as an ingredient in cow milk-based, non-exempt infant formulas for term infants at a level, as consumed, up to 400 mg scFOS/100 mL formula for infants 0-6 months... | Scientific procedures | Tata Chemicals Limited |
| United States | 1006 | Short-chain fructooligosaccharides | FDA has no questions | Intended for use as a bulking agent and a general-purpose food ingredient in various food categories, including substitutes for meat, poultry, and fish; nutritional bars;... | Scientific procedures | Ingredion Incorporated |
| United States | 1242 | Short-chain fructooligosaccharides | FDA has no questions | Intended for use as a bulking agent and ingredient in substitutes for meat, poultry, and fish; nutritional bars; breakfast cereals; beverages and juices; cakes; cheese; cream;... | Scientific procedures | BENEO GmbH |
| United States | 1271 | Short-chain fructooligosaccharides | Pending | Intended for use as an ingredient in cow-milk based, non-exempt infant formula for term infants at a level, as consumed, up to 400 mg scFOS/100 mL formula for infants 0-6 months... | Scientific procedures | Tate and Lyle |
| United States | 623 | Fructooligosaccharides | FDA has no questions | Ingredient in conventional foods, including substitutes for meat, poultry, and fish; nutritional bars; breakfast cereals; beverages and juices; cakes; cheese; cream;... | Scientific procedures | Hank Tsai |
| United States | 797 | Fructooligosaccharides | FDA has no questions (in PDF) | Ingredient in nonexempt infant formulas for term infants, as consumed, at a level up to 400 mg FOS/100 mL formula for infants o-6 months and up to 500 mg FOS/100 mL formula for... | Scientific procedures | New Francisco (Yunfu City) Biotechnology Corporation |
| United States | 990 | Short-chain fructooligosaccharides | FDA has no questions (in PDF) | Intended for use as an ingredient in cow milk-based, non-exempt infant formulas for term infants at a level, as consumed, up to 400 mg scFOS/100 mL formula for infants 0-6 months... | Scientific procedures | Tata Chemicals Limited |
| United States | 1006 | Short-chain fructooligosaccharides | FDA has no questions (in PDF) | Intended for use as a bulking agent and a general-purpose food ingredient in various food categories, including substitutes for meat, poultry, and fish; nutritional bars;... | Scientific procedures | Ingredion Incorporated |
| United States | 1242 | Short-chain fructooligosaccharides | FDA has no questions (in PDF) | Intended for use as a bulking agent and ingredient in substitutes for meat, poultry, and fish; nutritional bars; breakfast cereals; beverages and juices; cakes; cheese; cream;... | Scientific procedures | BENEO GmbH |
| United States | 1271 | Short-chain fructooligosaccharides | Pending | Intended for use as an ingredient in cow-milk based, non-exempt infant formula for term infants at a level, as consumed, up to 400 mg scFOS/100 mL formula for infants 0-6 months... | Scientific procedures | Tate and Lyle |
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ingredients
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Frequently Asked Questions
Food-use, safety, ADI, and cross-vertical answers mirrored into FAQPage JSON-LD.
What is Fructooligosaccharides used for in food?
Fructooligosaccharides appears in food-use rows as: Sweetener.
Is Fructooligosaccharides safe?
This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI 5 mg/kg bw. EU status evidence: Permitted as food ingredient. US/FDA evidence: FDA has no questions.
What is the ADI for Fructooligosaccharides?
Fructooligosaccharides has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI 5 mg/kg bw. Source: EFSA / FDA GRAS.
Is Fructooligosaccharides also used in cosmetics?
Fructooligosaccharides has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Fructooligosaccharides (FOS), EU status permitted.