Aconitic acid

CAS 000499-12-7

Aconitic acid is a flavouring and acidity regulator, occurring naturally in sugar cane and beet.

Where it is and isn’t permitted

Status of Aconitic acid by jurisdiction. Every jurisdiction this site covers is listed, including those where the substance does not appear.
JurisdictionStatusScope and limitsCitation
United StatesFood and Drug AdministrationPermitted21 CFR 184.1007retrieved 2026-09-07
Codex AlimentariusCodex Alimentarius Commission / JECFANot listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.

What it is made from

Recovered from sugar cane molasses, or produced synthetically by dehydrating citric acid.

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CAS registry number
000499-12-7

Every name it appears under

2 recorded names. A label may use any of them.

CAS registry number

  • 000499-12-7

As it appears in regulation

  • Aconitic acid

Hazard reference values

No reference value for this substance in the sources we hold.

Evidence and how bodies read it

Studies, and the differing conclusions regulators drew from them, are curated by hand rather than machine-read, and none has been written for this substance yet.

Sources for this page

  • ecfr retrieved 2026-09-07

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