Food Safety Substance

Tetradecanoic acid

Tetradecanoic acid is a food additive with no EU additive status row found in the EU, FDA EAFUS in the US, and data from 6 regulatory sources.

CAS 544-63-8 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 | 6 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name

Tetradecanoic acid

CAS

544-63-8

DTXSID

DTXSID6021666

PubChem CID

11005

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (11)

SOURCE EU Commission EU Food Contact Materials

EU FCM Substances

EU food-contact material rows and migration-limit fields.

Jurisdiction	FCM no.	Ref no.	Substance	Use	SML	Regulation
European Union	348	22350	myristic acid	additive/PPA, monomer/macromolecule	-	Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I

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	TETRADECANOIC ACID ISOPROPYL ESTER	-	-	no_data	-	-	1998
JECFA	3-OXOTETRADECANOIC ACID GLYCERIDE	916	-	No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent	-	FLAVOURING_AGENT	2002

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.

CosmeticsMorus Alba Root ExtractEU status: permitted Industrial / GHSDangerHazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS), Safe Work Australia

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 Tetradecanoic acid used for in food?

Tetradecanoic acid appears in food-use rows as: FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT.

Is Tetradecanoic 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 Tetradecanoic acid?

Tetradecanoic 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 Tetradecanoic acid also used in cosmetics?

Tetradecanoic acid has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Morus Alba Root Extract, EU status permitted.