Food Safety Substance
Glycine
Glycine is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, GRAS in the US, and data from 9 regulatory sources.
Substance Identity
Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.
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 | PUBLISHED | EU additive listing; Annex II entry |
| Canada | Health Canada | Listed | Sequestering agent |
| Codex | Codex Alimentarius | Listed | Colour |
EU Food Additive Status
EU Commission food-additive listing rows from eu_food_additives.
| Jurisdiction | E-number | Status | Type | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | E640 | PUBLISHED | substanceFAD | Glycine and its sodium salt | - |
| European Union | - | PUBLISHED | substanceFAD | Jagua (Genipin-Glycine) Blue | - |
EU Annex II Authorised Uses
Authorised additive rows and use conditions from EU Annex II tables.
| Jurisdiction | E-number | Name | INS | Policy item | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | E640 | Glycine and its sodium salt | - | POL-FAD-IMPORT-3270 | - |
Codex GSFA Status
Codex Alimentarius GSFA permissions and maximum-use rows.
| Jurisdiction | INS / E-number | Function | Food category | Max level | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codex | 183 | Colour | 01.1.4 Flavoured fluid milk drinks | 160 mg/kg | Note 52, Note 601 (On a blue polymer basis) |
| Codex | 183 | Colour | 01.6.4.2 Flavoured processed cheese | 44 mg/kg | Note 601 |
| Codex | 183 | Colour | 01.7 Dairy-based desserts (e.g. pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt) | 120 mg/kg | Note 601 |
| Codex | 183 | Colour | 02.3 Fat emulsions mainly of type oil-in-water, including mixed and/or flavoured products based on fat emulsions | 160 mg/kg | Note 601 |
| Codex | 183 | Colour | 02.4 Fat-based desserts excluding dairy-based dessert products of food category 01.7 | 200 mg/kg | - |
| Codex | 183 | Colour | 03.0 Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet | 120 mg/kg | Note 601 |
| Codex | 183 | Colour | 04.1.2.11 Fruit fillings for pastries | 120 mg/kg | Note 601 |
| Codex | 183 | Colour | 04.1.2.5 Jams, jellies, marmalades | 120 mg/kg | Note 601 |
| Codex | 183 | Colour | 04.1.2.8 Fruit preparations, including pulp, purees, fruit toppings and coconut milk | 120 mg/kg | Note 601, Note XS240R, Note XS314R |
| Codex | 183 | Colour | 04.1.2.9 Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts | 120 mg/kg | Note 601 |
| Codex | 183 | Colour | 05.1.4 Cocoa and chocolate products | 800 mg/kg | Note 601 |
| Codex | 183 | Colour | 05.2 Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougats, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4 | 800 mg/kg | Note 601, Note XS309R |
| Codex | 183 | Colour | 05.3 Chewing gum | 800 mg/kg | Note 601 |
| Codex | 183 | Colour | 05.4 Decorations (e.g. for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces | 120 mg/kg | Note 601 |
| Codex | 183 | Colour | 06.3 Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats | 2000 mg/kg | Note 601 |
| Codex | 183 | Colour | 06.5 Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g. rice pudding, tapioca pudding) | 84 mg/kg | Note 601 |
| Codex | 183 | Colour | 11.4 Other sugars and syrups | 120 mg/kg | Note 258, Note 601 |
| Codex | 183 | Colour | 12.2.2 Seasonings and condiments | 600 mg/kg | Note 601 |
| Codex | 183 | Colour | 13.4 Dietetic formulae for slimming purposes and weight reduction | 65 mg/kg | Note 601 |
| Codex | 183 | Colour | 13.5 Dietetic foods (e.g. supplementary foods for dietary use) | 65 mg/kg | Note 601 |
| Codex | 183 | Colour | 14.1.4 Water-based flavoured drinks, including sport, energy, or electrolyte drinks and particulated drinks | 80 mg/kg | Note 601 |
| Codex | 183 | Colour | 15.1 Snacks - potato, cereal, flour or starch based (from roots and tubers, pulses and legumes) | 600 mg/kg | Note 601 (except blue/purple tortilla chips at 1,200 mg/kg per App2L) |
| Codex | 183 | Colour | 15.2 Processed nuts including coated nuts and nut mixtures | 800 mg/kg | Note 596, Note 601 |
Health Canada Status
Health Canada food-additive permissions by functional class and food scope.
| Jurisdiction | Class | Permitted foods | Maximum level | List |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Sequestering agent | Mono- and diglycerides | 200 ppm | List of Permitted Sequestering Agents |
EU FCM Substances
EU food-contact material rows and migration-limit fields.
| Jurisdiction | FCM no. | Ref no. | Substance | Use | SML | Regulation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | 60 | 58300 | glycine, salts | additive/PPA | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
JECFA ADI Values
JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.
| Jurisdiction | Chemical name | JECFA no. | CAS | ADI | ADI upper | Function | Evaluation year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JECFA | [1R-(1alpha,2beta,5alpha)]-N-[5-METHYL-2-(1-METHYLETHYL)CYCLOHEXYL]CARBONYL GLYCINE ETHYL ESTER | - | - | no_data | - | - | 2007 |
| JECFA | GLYCINE | 1421 | - | No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent | - | FLAVOURING_AGENT | 2004 |
| JECFA | N-ACETYLTHIOGLYCINE, S-ETHYL ESTER | - | - | no_data | - | - | 2007 |
| JECFA | GLUTAMYL-VALYL-GLYCINE | 2123 | 38837-70-6 | ACCEPTABLE | - | FLAVOURING_AGENT | 2018 |
| JECFA | JAGUA (GENIPIN–GLYCINE) BLUE | - | 1314879-21-4 | no_data | - | COLOUR | 2020 |
| JECFA | GLUTAMYL-NORVALYL-GLYCINE | 2267 | 38837-71-7 | No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent | - | FLAVOURING_AGENT, Flavouring Agent | 2020 |
| JECFA | L-METHIONYLGLYCINE | 2122 | 14486-03-4 | No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent | - | FLAVOURING_AGENT | 2012 |
Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma
Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.
Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence
This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.
Frequently Asked Questions
Food-use, safety, ADI, and cross-vertical answers mirrored into FAQPage JSON-LD.
What is Glycine used for in food?
Glycine appears in food-use rows as: Sweetener; Colour; Sequestering agent.
Is Glycine 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 . EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: GRAS.
What is the ADI for Glycine?
Glycine 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 Glycine also used in cosmetics?
Glycine has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Glycine, EU status permitted.