Open Food Facts gathers information and data on food products from around the world.

Sign in

Sign-in to add or edit products.

Not registered yet? Create your account.

Add a product

Donate to support our work

Donate to Open Food Facts

Open Food Facts is made by a non-profit association, independent from the industry. It is made for all, by all, and it is funded by all. You can support our work by donating to Open Food Facts and also by using the Lilo search engine.
Thank you!

E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate

Additive: E444 - Sucrose acetate isobutyrate

Functions: Emulsifier, Stabilizer

Sucrose acetoisobutyrate -SAIB- is an emulsifier and has E number E444. In the United States, SAIB is categorized as generally recognized as safe -GRAS- as a food additive in cocktail mixers, beer, malt beverages, or wine coolers and is a potential replacement for brominated vegetable oil. - Wikipedia

Risk of overexposure

EFSA evaluation: Re-evaluation of sucrose acetate isobutyrate -E 444- as a food additive (2016-05-25)