Food Safety Substance
Glycerol esters of wood rosinsE445
Glycerol esters of wood rosins (E445) is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, GRAS in the US, and data from 4 regulatory sources.
Substance Identity
Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.
EU Food Additive Status
EU Commission food-additive listing rows from eu_food_additives.
| Jurisdiction | E-number | Status | Type | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | E445 | PUBLISHED | substanceFAD | Glycerol esters of wood rosins | - |
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 | E445 | Glycerol esters of wood rosins | - | POL-FAD-IMPORT-3160 | - |
Conditions and restrictions
| Jurisdiction | Food category | Restriction | Comment | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | 5.2 Other confectionery including breath freshening micro-sweets | ML 320 mg/kg | Only for printing on personalised and/or promotional hard-coated confectionery products Period of application: From 25 June 2012 | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 14.1.4 Flavoured_drinks | ML 100 mg/l | only cloudy drinks | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 14.2.6 Spirit drinks as defined in Regulation (EU) 2019/787 | ML 100 mg/l | only cloudy spirit drinks | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 14.2.8 Other alcoholic beverages including mixtures of alcoholic beverages with non-alcoholic beverages and other alcoholic beverages based on distilled alcohol with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 % | ML 100 mg/l | only flavoured cloudy alcoholic beverages with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 % | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 4.1.1 entire fresh fruit and vegetables | ML 50 mg/kg | only surface treatment of citrus fruit | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 14.2.6 Spirit drinks as defined in Regulation (EU) 2019/787 | ML 100 mg/l | only cloudy spirit drinks | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 14.2.8 Other alcoholic beverages including mixtures of alcoholic beverages with non-alcoholic beverages and other alcoholic beverages based on distilled alcohol with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 % | ML 100 mg/l | only flavoured cloudy alcoholic beverages with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 % | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 5.2 Other confectionery including breath freshening micro-sweets | ML 320 mg/kg | Only for printing on personalised and/or promotional hard-coated confectionery products Period of application: From 25 June 2012 | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 14.1.4 Flavoured_drinks | ML 100 mg/l | only cloudy drinks | EU Food Additives Database |
EU FCM Substances
EU food-contact material rows and migration-limit fields.
| Jurisdiction | FCM no. | Ref no. | Substance | Use | SML | Regulation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | 538 | 84000 | rosin, ester with glycerol | additive/PPA | - | Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Annex I |
Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma
Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.
Frequently Asked Questions
Food-use, safety, ADI, and cross-vertical answers mirrored into FAQPage JSON-LD.
What is Glycerol esters of wood rosins used for in food?
Glycerol esters of wood rosins appears in food-use rows as: emulsifier|stabilizer.
Is Glycerol esters of wood rosins / E445 safe?
This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI 25 mg/kg bw. EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: GRAS.
What is the ADI for Glycerol esters of wood rosins?
Glycerol esters of wood rosins has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI 25 mg/kg bw. Source: food_additives.
Is Glycerol esters of wood rosins also used in cosmetics?
Glycerol esters of wood rosins has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Glyceryl Rosinate, EU status permitted.