Dehydroacetic acid
For Dehydroacetic acid, jurisdiction is US FDA (21 CFR 172–178); status is permitted; citation is 21 CFR 172.130; use conditions is preservative for cut or peeled squash, no more than 65 parts per million expressed as dehydroacetic acid remains in or on the prepared squash, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- Additive
- Dehydroacetic acid verified
- Jurisdiction
- US FDA (21 CFR 172–178) our reading
- Status
- permitted our reading
- Citation
- 21 CFR 172.130 our reading
- Use conditions
- preservative for cut or peeled squash, no more than 65 parts per million expressed as dehydroacetic acid remains in or on the prepared squash
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
Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption Subpart B <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172/subpart-A> Previous <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172/subpart-C> Next Top Table of Contents Enhanced Content - Table of Contents Subpart B | Food Preservatives | <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172/subpart-B?toc=1> 172.105 – 172.190 | § 172.105 | Anoxomer. | § 172.110 | BHA. | § 172.115 | BHT. | § 172.120 | Calcium disodium EDTA. | § 172.130 | Dehydroacetic acid.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172/subpart-B