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Food Additive Database

3,972 FDA-listed substances — safety ratings, regulatory status, adverse event data.

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Rubber, Natural-smoked Sheet And Latex Solids (hevea Brasiliensis)

Other

Natural rubber derived from the latex of Hevea brasiliensis trees, processed into smoked sheet and latex solids form. Used as a masticatory substance (chewing gum base component) to provide texture and elasticity in chewing gum products.

CAS 9006-04-6View
Unknown

Rue (ruta Graveolens L.)

Flavoring

Rue (Ruta graveolens L.) is a perennial herb traditionally used as a flavoring agent in food and beverages. The plant extract contains volatile compounds and is employed in small quantities to impart bitter and aromatic notes to various culinary applications.

CAS 977051-88-9View
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Rue, Oil (ruta Graveolens L.)

Flavoring

Rue oil is an essential oil extracted from the rue plant (Ruta graveolens L.) and is used as a flavoring agent in food products. While historically employed in traditional cuisine, it is not approved as a food additive by the FDA and has limited regulatory acceptance in food manufacturing.

CAS 8014-29-7View
Unknown

Rum

Other

Rum is an alcoholic spirit produced by fermenting and distilling sugarcane byproducts, primarily molasses. It is occasionally used as a flavoring ingredient in food products, though its primary application is as a beverage.

CAS 977089-45-4View
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Rum Ether

Flavoring

Rum Ether (CAS 8030-89-5) is a synthetic flavoring agent used to impart rum-like taste characteristics to food and beverage products. It is not approved as a Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) substance by the FDA but has no reported adverse events or recalls associated with its use.

CAS 8030-89-5View
Unknown

Rutin

Other

Rutin is a bioflavonoid compound found naturally in plants such as buckwheat, citrus fruits, and asparagus. It is occasionally used in food products for its antioxidant properties, though its function as a food additive remains poorly defined in regulatory contexts.

CAS 153-18-4View
Unknown

S-(tetrahydro-2,5-dimethyl-3-furanyl) Ethanethioate

Flavoring

S-(tetrahydro-2,5-dimethyl-3-furanyl) Ethanethioate (CAS 252736-39-3) is a synthetic flavoring agent designed to impart meaty, savory, or sulfur-containing taste notes in processed foods. It functions as a flavoring adjuvant in applications requiring complex savory profiles.

CAS 252736-39-3View
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S-allyl-l-cysteine

Flavoring

S-allyl-l-cysteine (SAC) is an organosulfur compound derived from garlic that functions as a flavoring agent in food products. It is responsible for some of garlic's characteristic aroma and taste properties and is used to enhance flavor profiles in various food applications.

CAS 21593-77-1View
Unknown

S-ethyl 2-acetylaminoethanethioate

Flavoring

S-ethyl 2-acetylaminoethanethioate (CAS 4396-62-7) is a synthetic flavoring compound used to impart savory, meaty, or umami-like taste characteristics in food products. This sulfur-containing molecule functions as a flavoring agent or adjuvant in processed foods.

CAS 4396-62-7View
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S-isopropyl 3-methylbut-2-enethioate

Flavoring

S-isopropyl 3-methylbut-2-enethioate is a synthetic flavoring compound used to impart fruity and sulfur-based taste notes in food products. It is not approved as a Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) substance by the FDA but has no recorded adverse events or recalls.

CAS 34365-79-2View
Unknown

S-methyl 3-methylbutanethioate

Flavoring

S-methyl 3-methylbutanethioate is a synthetic flavoring compound that imparts a sulfur-based, meaty or savory note to food products. It is used in small quantities as a flavoring agent in processed foods to enhance taste profiles.

CAS 23747-45-7View
Unknown

S-methyl 4-methylpentanethioate

Flavoring

S-methyl 4-methylpentanethioate is a sulfur-containing organic compound used as a flavoring agent in food products. It is designed to impart specific taste and aroma characteristics, particularly those associated with meat, savory, and fermented notes.

CAS 61122-71-2View
Unknown

S-methyl Benzothioate

Flavoring

S-methyl Benzothioate is a synthetic flavoring agent used to impart sulfur and meaty notes in food products. It is not approved as GRAS by the FDA and is primarily used in limited applications where such flavor profiles are desired.

CAS 5925-68-8View
Unknown

S-methyl Hexanethioate

Flavoring

S-methyl hexanethioate is a synthetic flavoring compound that imparts meaty, savory, and sulfurous notes to food products. It is used in small quantities by the food industry to enhance flavor profiles in processed foods, seasonings, and savory applications.

CAS 2432-77-1View
Unknown

S-methyl Propanethioate

Flavoring

S-methyl Propanethioate is a synthetic flavoring agent with a sulfurous, meat-like aroma used to enhance savory food products. It belongs to the thioesters chemical family and is employed in small quantities to provide umami and roasted notes to processed foods.

CAS 5925-75-7View
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S-methyl Thioacetate

Flavoring

S-methyl thioacetate is an organic sulfur compound used as a flavoring agent in food products. It imparts savory, meaty, and sulfurous notes and is employed to enhance the sensory profile of processed foods, seasonings, and flavor formulations.

CAS 1534-08-3View
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Saccharin

Sweetener

Saccharin is a synthetic non-nutritive sweetener approximately 300-400 times sweeter than sucrose. It has been used in food and beverages since the early 1900s to provide sweetness without calories and is approved for use by the FDA and regulatory agencies worldwide.

CAS 81-07-2View
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Saccharin, Ammonium Salt

Sweetener

Saccharin, ammonium salt (CAS 6381-61-9) is a non-nutritive synthetic sweetener approximately 300-400 times sweeter than sucrose. It is used in food and beverage products as a sugar substitute to provide sweetness without calories.

CAS 6381-61-9View
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Saccharin, Calcium Salt

Sweetener

Calcium saccharin is the calcium salt form of saccharin, a synthetic non-nutritive sweetener that provides sweetness without calories. It is used in beverages, food products, and tabletop sweeteners to reduce sugar content while maintaining sweet taste.

CAS 6381-91-5View
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Saccharin, Sodium Salt

Flavoring

Sodium saccharin (CAS 128-44-9) is a non-nutritive artificial sweetener that is approximately 300-400 times sweeter than sucrose. It serves multiple functions in food products including sweetening, flavor enhancement, and antimicrobial preservation, and has been approved as Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) by the FDA.

CAS 128-44-9View
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Saffron (crocus Sativus L.)

Colorant

Saffron is a natural colorant and flavoring agent derived from the crocus sativus flower, prized for its distinctive golden-red hue and warm, slightly bitter taste. It is widely used in culinary applications to color and flavor rice dishes, beverages, and other foods, and is recognized as safe by the FDA.

CAS 977051-90-3View
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Saffron, Extract (crocus Sativus L.)

Colorant

Saffron extract is a natural colorant derived from the crocus sativus flower, used in food to impart a distinctive golden-yellow hue and enhance flavor. It functions as both a coloring agent and flavoring component in various food and beverage products.

CAS 84604-17-1View
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Safrole--prohibited

Flavoring

Safrole is a naturally occurring organic compound found in sassafras and other plants, historically used as a flavoring agent in foods and beverages. It has been prohibited in food products by the FDA due to safety concerns identified in animal studies.

CAS 94-59-7View
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Safrole-free Extract Of Sassafras

Flavoring

Safrole-free extract of sassafras is a flavoring agent derived from sassafras plant material with safrole (a potentially hepatotoxic compound) removed through processing. It is used in food and beverage products to provide sassafras flavor characteristics without the safety concerns associated with safrole.

CAS 977051-97-0View

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