Oleic acid derived from tall oil fatty acids
Oleic acid derived from tall oil fatty acidsThis is oleic acid from tall oil, used as a lubricant, binder and defoamer. Its origin is unusually specific: it is a by-product of paper making.
Where it is and isn’t permitted
| Jurisdiction | Status | Scope and limits | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Permitted, with conditions | 21 CFR 172.862retrieved 2026-09-07 | |
| Codex Alimentarius | Not listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited. |
What it is made from
Separated from tall oil, the resinous liquid recovered from the kraft pulping of pine. The name is from the Swedish for pine oil, not from height.
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
Every name it appears under
1 recorded name. A label may use any of them.
As it appears in regulation
- Oleic acid derived from tall oil fatty acids
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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