Mineral oil, medium viscosity

INS 905e

Used as a glazing agent.

Medium-viscosity mineral oil is a glazing agent, release agent and lubricant, used on dried fruit, confectionery and grains.

Where it is and isn’t permitted

Status of Mineral oil, medium 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

3 food categories

highest permitted level 5,000 mg/kg

Show every food category
  • 04.1.2.2 Dried fruit — 5,000 mg/kg
  • 05.0 Confectionery — 2,000 mg/kg
  • 07.1.1 Breads and rolls — 3,000 mg/kg
CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 905eand 2 further provisionsretrieved 2026-09-07

What it is made from

Highly refined from petroleum distillate, with aromatic compounds removed. The viscosity grade determines which uses it is permitted for.

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian

Every name it appears under

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

INS number

  • 905e

Other names

  • MINERAL OIL, MEDIUM 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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