BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene)
For BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene), jurisdiction is US FDA (21 CFR 172–178); status is permitted; citation is 21 CFR 172.115; use conditions is antioxidant in foods, alone or in combination with BHA; limits vary by food (e.g. 50 ppm in dehydrated potato shreds, 200 ppm in emulsion stabilizers for shortenings), recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- Additive
- BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) verified
- Jurisdiction
- US FDA (21 CFR 172–178) our reading
- Status
- permitted our reading
- Citation
- 21 CFR 172.115 our reading
- Use conditions
- antioxidant in foods, alone or in combination with BHA; limits vary by food (e.g. 50 ppm in dehydrated potato shreds, 200 ppm in emulsion stabilizers for shortenings)
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
§ 172.115 BHT. The food additive BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene), alone or in combination with other antioxidants permitted in this subpart B may be safely used in or on specified foods
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172/subpart-B