Food Safety Substance

Citronellic acid

Citronellic acid 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 502-47-6 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 | 5 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name
Citronellic acid
CAS
502-47-6
DTXSID
DTXSID1047106
PubChem CID
10402
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
JECFACITRONELLIC ACID--no_data--2003
SOURCE ingredients ghs classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

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

CosmeticsCitronellic 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 Citronellic acid used for in food?

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

Is Citronellic 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 mg/kg bw. US/FDA evidence: FDA EAFUS.

What is the ADI for Citronellic acid?

Citronellic 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 mg/kg bw. Source: WHO JECFA.

Is Citronellic acid also used in cosmetics?

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