Mineral oil, high viscosity

INS 905d

Used as an antifoaming agent — Codex also lists it as glazing agent.

High-viscosity mineral oil is a glazing and release agent, used where a heavier, more persistent film is wanted than the medium grade gives.

Where it is and isn’t permitted

Status of Mineral oil, high viscosity 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

9 food categories

highest permitted level 20,000 mg/kg

Show every food category
  • 04.1.2.2 Dried fruit — 5,000 mg/kg
  • 05.1 Cocoa products and chocolate products including imitations and chocolate substitutes — 2,000 mg/kg
  • 05.2 Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougats, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3, and 05.4 — 2,000 mg/kg
  • 05.3 Chewing gum — 20,000 mg/kg
  • 05.4 Decorations (e.g. for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit), and sweet sauces — 2,000 mg/kg
  • 06.1 Whole, broken, or flaked grain, including rice — 800 mg/kg
  • 07.0 Bakery wares — 3,000 mg/kg
  • 08.2.3 Frozen processed meat, poultry and game products in whole pieces or cuts — 950 mg/kg
  • 08.3.3 Frozen processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products — 950 mg/kg
CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 905dand 8 further provisionsretrieved 2026-09-07

What it is made from

Highly refined from petroleum distillate, with aromatic compounds removed.

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian

Every name it appears under

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

INS number

  • 905d

Other names

  • MINERAL OIL, HIGH VISCOSITY

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

  • gsfa retrieved 2026-09-07

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