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Sorbitol syrup

0/100 · Moderate conf.

Concern score

0/100Low concern — well-established and permitted without restriction (FDA GRAS; JECFA ADI not specified; EU food additive; EU CosIng).
Moderate confidence

Sorbitol syrup in plain language

What it does

Used in food as a texturizer, thickener, bulking agent, humectant, sequestrant, sweetener.

  • Texturizer, thickener, bulking agent, humectant, sequestrant, sweetener
Is it a concern?
Low concern: no hazard classifications on record.

Why it's flagged

Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Sorbitol syrup appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • GLOBALJECFAEvaluatedJECFA evaluation record. Functional class: texturizer, thickener, bulking agent, humectant, sequestrant, sweetener.
    • JECFA evaluation record. Functional class: texturizer, thickener, bulking agent, humectant, sequestrant, sweetener.Source →

Expert safety opinions

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

    • JECFA evaluation record. Functional class: texturizer, thickener, bulking agent, humectant, sequestrant, sweetener.

      Year not recorded · GLOBAL JECFA listing · Read the source →

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    No EFSA opinion on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Sorbitol syrup yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

1 data source

Where this comes from

  • WHO JECFA Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-10-04

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.