Food Safety Substance

Dehydroepiandrosterone

Dehydroepiandrosterone is a food additive with Not authorized in EU (pharmaceutical classification in most countries) in the EU, Approved DSHEA (US only; banned in many countries) in the US, and data from 3 regulatory sources.

CAS 53-43-0 Indexable evidence set
FDA
Approved DSHEA (US only; banned in many countries)
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
Dehydroepiandrosterone
CAS
53-43-0
DTXSID
DTXSID4020379
PubChem CID
5881
Evidence tier
Indexable evidence set (6)
SOURCE ingredients ghs classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

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

CosmeticsPrasterone (DHEA)EU status: prohibited 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 Dehydroepiandrosterone used for in food?

Dehydroepiandrosterone appears in food-use rows as: other.

Is Dehydroepiandrosterone safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. EU status evidence: Not authorized in EU (pharmaceutical classification in most countries). US/FDA evidence: Approved DSHEA (US only; banned in many countries).

What is the ADI for Dehydroepiandrosterone?

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

Is Dehydroepiandrosterone also used in cosmetics?

Dehydroepiandrosterone has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Prasterone (DHEA), EU status prohibited.