# Sucrose fatty acid esters — Food additive regulatory approval status — US FDA vs EU

For Sucrose fatty acid esters, jurisdiction is US FDA (21 CFR 172–178); status is permitted; citation is 21 CFR 172.859; use conditions is in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:   ( a ) Sucrose fatty acid esters are the mono-, di-, and tri-esters of sucrose with fatty acids and are derived from sucrose and edible tallow or hydrogenated edible tallow or edible vegetable oils, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **Additive:** Sucrose fatty acid esters _(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 172.859 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Use conditions:** in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:   ( a ) Sucrose fatty acid esters are the mono-, di-, and tri-esters of sucrose with fatty acids and are derived from sucrose and edible tallow or hydrogenated edible tallow or edible vegetable oils. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Sucrose fatty acid esters identified in this section may be safely used in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: ( a ) Sucrose fatty acid esters are the mono-, di-, and tri-esters of sucrose with fatty acids and are derived from sucrose and edible tallow or hydrogenated edible tallow or edible vegetable oils.

## 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/).