Food Safety Substance

myo-Inositol

myo-Inositol is a food additive with EU 2016/127: mandatory in IF declaration in the EU, FDA has no questions in the US, and data from 5 regulatory sources.

CAS 87-89-8 Thin evidence set

FDA

FDA has no questions

ADI / TDI

No ADI/TDI row found

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

myo-Inositol

CAS

87-89-8

DTXSID

DTXSID7023146

PubChem CID

892

Evidence tier

Thin evidence set (4)

SOURCE EU Commission FDA | Health Canada | Regulatory source

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	EU 2016/127: mandatory in IF declaration	-
United States	FDA	FDA has no questions	GRAS notice

SOURCE FDA

FDA GRAS Status

US FDA GRAS notice evidence from enriched and notice tables.

Jurisdiction	GRN	Substance	FDA response	Intended use	Basis	Notifier
United States	1198	Inositol	FDA has no questions	Intended for use as an ingredient at a level up to 250 mg/kg in flavored and enhanced waters, soft drinks, dry milks, fruit and vegetable juices, and fruit drinks.	Scientific procedures	Sichuan Bohaoda Biological Technology Co., Ltd.

SOURCE Ingredient record GHS classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

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

SOURCE Cross-vertical comparison Ingredient record | GHS classifications

Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence

This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.

CosmeticsInositolEU 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 myo-Inositol used for in food?

myo-Inositol appears in food-use rows as: Conditionally essential nutrient; cell signaling, fat metabolism.

Is myo-Inositol safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. EU status evidence: EU 2016/127: mandatory in IF declaration. US/FDA evidence: FDA has no questions.

What is the ADI for myo-Inositol?

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

Is myo-Inositol also used in cosmetics?

myo-Inositol has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Inositol, EU status permitted.