Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate

INS 480

Used as an emulsifier — Codex also lists it as humectant.

Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate is a wetting agent, used to make powders such as cocoa and gum disperse in water instead of floating in lumps.

Where it is and isn’t permitted

Status of Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate by jurisdiction. Every jurisdiction this site covers is listed, including those where the substance does not appear.
JurisdictionStatusScope and limitsCitation
United StatesFood and Drug AdministrationPermitted, with conditions21 CFR 172.810retrieved 2026-09-07
Codex AlimentariusCodex Alimentarius Commission / JECFAPermitted, with conditions

1 food category

highest permitted level 15 mg/kg

CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 480, food category 04.1.2.9retrieved 2026-09-07

What it is made from

Produced by chemical synthesis from maleic anhydride and octanol.

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
InChIKey
RCIJACVHOIKRAP-UHFFFAOYSA-M
PubChem
CID 517065

Every name it appears under

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

INS number

  • 480

CAS registry number

  • 1639-66-3

As it appears in regulation

  • Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate

Other names

  • 1,4-Bis(n-octyl) sulfobutanedioate, sodium salt
  • Bu-cerumen
  • Butanedioic acid, sulfo-, 1,4-dioctyl ester, sodium salt
  • Butyl-cerumen
  • Caswell No. 392I
  • DI-N-OCTYL SODIUM SULFOSUCCINATE
  • dicapryl sodium sulfosuccinate
  • Dioctyl sodiosulfosuccinate
  • Dioctyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate
  • Dioctyl sodium sulphosuccinate
  • Dioctyl sulfosuccinate, sodium salt
  • dioctylsulfosuccinic acid sodium salt
  • Dioktylester sulfojantaranu sodneho [Czech]
  • Elfanol 883
  • EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 079027
  • HSDB 4086
  • Neocol SW 30
  • RCIJACVHOIKRAP-UHFFFAOYSA-M
  • SODIUM 1,4-BIS(OCTYLOXY)-1,4-DIOXOBUTANE-2-SULFONATE
  • Sodium bis(octyl)sulfosuccinate
  • Sodium di-n-octyl sulfosuccinate
  • Sodium di-n-octylsulfosuccinate
  • Sodium dioctyl sulfosuccinate
  • Sodium O,O-dioctylsulfosuccinic acid
  • Sodium sulfosuccinic acid dioctyl ester
  • sodium;1,4-dioctoxy-1,4-dioxobutane-2-sulfonate
  • Solbaleite
  • Succinic acid, sulfo-, 1,4-dioctyl ester, sodium salt
  • Succinic acid, sulfo-, dioctyl ester, sodium salt
  • Sulfobutanedioic acid, 1,4-di(n-octyl) ester, sodium salt
  • Sulfosuccinic acid 1,4-dioctyl ester sodium salt
  • Texapon DOS

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
  • gsfa retrieved 2026-09-07

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