Food Safety Substance

Potassium octanoate

Potassium octanoate is a food additive with no EU additive status row found in the EU, FDA EAFUS in the US, and data from 3 regulatory sources.

CAS 764-71-6 Thin evidence set
FDA
FDA EAFUS
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
Potassium octanoate
CAS
764-71-6
DTXSID
DTXSID9052507
PubChem CID
23668522
Evidence tier
Thin evidence set (4)
SOURCE JECFA JECFA ADI

JECFA ADI Values

JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.

JurisdictionChemical nameJECFA no.CASADIADI upperFunctionEvaluation year
JECFAPOTASSIUM CAPRYLATE-764-71-6no_data--1985
SOURCE ingredients ghs classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

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

CosmeticsPotassium CaprylateEU 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 Potassium octanoate used for in food?

Potassium octanoate appears in food-use rows as: ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT.

Is Potassium octanoate safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. US/FDA evidence: FDA EAFUS.

What is the ADI for Potassium octanoate?

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

Is Potassium octanoate also used in cosmetics?

Potassium octanoate has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Potassium Caprylate, EU status permitted.