# Sucrose acetate isobutyrate (SAIB) — Food additive regulatory approval status — US FDA vs EU

For Sucrose acetate isobutyrate (SAIB), jurisdiction is US FDA (21 CFR 172–178); status is permitted; citation is 21 CFR 172.833; use conditions is in foods in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:   ( a ) Sucrose acetate isobutyrate (CAS Reg; cas no. is 27216-37-1, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **Additive:** Sucrose acetate isobutyrate (SAIB) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Jurisdiction:** US FDA (21 CFR 172–178) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Status:** permitted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Citation:** 21 CFR 172.833 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Use conditions:** in foods in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:   ( a ) Sucrose acetate isobutyrate (CAS Reg. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CAS No.:** 27216-37-1 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> § 172.833 Sucrose acetate isobutyrate (SAIB). Sucrose acetate isobutyrate may be safely used in foods in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: ( a ) Sucrose acetate isobutyrate (CAS Reg. No. 27216-37-1), or SAIB, is the chemical alpha -D-glucopyranoside, O-acetyl-tris-O-(2-methyl-1-oxopropyl)- beta -D-fructofuranosyl, acetate tris(2-methyl propanoate).

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-08-15.
Part of [Food additive regulatory approval status — US FDA vs EU](https://referencesource.org/food-additive-approval-status-us-vs-eu/).