Hydrogenated poly-1-decenes

E number E907INS 907

Used as a glazing agent.

Hydrogenated poly-1-decenes are glazing and release agents used on confectionery and dried fruit, a synthetic alternative to mineral oil with a tightly defined composition.

Where it is and isn’t permitted

Status of Hydrogenated poly-1-decenes by jurisdiction. Every jurisdiction this site covers is listed, including those where the substance does not appear.
JurisdictionStatusScope and limitsCitation
United StatesFood and Drug AdministrationNot listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.
Codex AlimentariusCodex Alimentarius Commission / JECFAPermitted, with conditions

2 food categories

highest permitted level 2,000 mg/kg

Show every food category
  • 04.1.2.2 Dried fruit — 2,000 mg/kg
  • 05.2.2 Soft candy — 2,000 mg/kg
CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 907and 1 further provisionretrieved 2026-09-07

What it is made from

Built by polymerising decene and hydrogenating the result, rather than distilled from crude oil.

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian

Every name it appears under

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

E number

  • E907

INS number

  • 907

Other names

  • E 907
  • Hydrogenated poly-1-decene
  • HYDROGENATED POLY-1-DECENES
  • Hydrogenated poly-alpha-olefin
  • Hydrogenated polydec-1-ene

Hazard reference values

Values set by assessing bodies. A body that has not set a value is not listed here.
TypeValuePopulationAssessed byOpinion
ADI20 mg/kg bw/dayconsumersEFSA FAF2020

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

  • gsfa retrieved 2026-09-07

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