Food Safety Substance

Glyceryl diacetate (diacetin)E1517

Glyceryl diacetate (diacetin) (E1517) is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, GRAS in the US, and data from 4 regulatory sources.

CAS 25395-31-7 E1517 other Indexable evidence set

FDA

GRAS

ADI / TDI

JECFA ADI NOT SPECIFIED

Codex

0 row(s)

SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 4 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name

Glyceryl diacetate (diacetin)

CAS

25395-31-7

E-number

E1517

Food category

other

Evidence tier

Indexable evidence set (8)

SOURCE EU Commission EU Food Additives | EU Food Additives Database

EU Food Additive Status

EU Commission food-additive listing rows from eu_food_additives.

Jurisdiction	E-number	Status	Type	Name	Note
European Union	E1517	PUBLISHED	substanceFAD	Glyceryl diacetate (diacetin)	-

SOURCE EU Commission EU Annex II Authorised | EU Food Additives Database

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	E1517	Glyceryl diacetate (diacetin)	-	POL-FAD-IMPORT-3328	-

Conditions and restrictions

Jurisdiction	Food category	Restriction	Comment	Source
European Union	-	-	-	EU Annex II Union List
European Union	-	-	-	EU Food Additives Database

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	GLYCEROL DIACETATE	-	25395-31-7	NOT SPECIFIED	-	CARRIER_SOLVENT	1976

SOURCE ingredients ghs classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

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

CosmeticsDiacetinEU status: permitted

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 Glyceryl diacetate (diacetin) used for in food?

Glyceryl diacetate (diacetin) appears in food-use rows as: humectant|stabilizer.

Is Glyceryl diacetate (diacetin) / E1517 safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: JECFA ADI NOT SPECIFIED. EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: GRAS.

What is the ADI for Glyceryl diacetate (diacetin)?

Glyceryl diacetate (diacetin) has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: JECFA ADI NOT SPECIFIED. Source: JECFA 1976.

Is Glyceryl diacetate (diacetin) also used in cosmetics?

Glyceryl diacetate (diacetin) has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Diacetin, EU status permitted.