# L-ISOLEUCINE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_0073_32_5
Categories: food
Functions: Flavouring agent
Identifier: 0073-32-5

> L-ISOLEUCINE: Used in food as a flavouring agent. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 40/100 — Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.. Compiled from 1 published data source.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 40/100 — Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record.
- Rationale: JECFA evaluation lists ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent.

## Regulatory status

- GLOBAL: No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent — JECFA evaluation lists ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent. Functional class: flavouring agent.

## Expert safety opinions

- JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives): JECFA evaluation lists ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent. Functional class: flavouring agent. — https://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/Home/Chemical/6096.
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- WHO JECFA Database (updated 2026-10-02): https://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/Home/Chemical/6096

_Assessed by Greenveil._