YenzoWhat is E1517 (diacetin)?
E1517 is glyceryl diacetate (diacetin). In the Codex CXG 36 functional classes it belongs to the carrier class.
E1517Glyceryl diacetate (diacetin)
E1517 is glyceryl diacetate (diacetin). In the Codex CXG 36 functional classes it belongs to: carrier.
- Code
- E1517 · INS 1517
- Group
- Carrier
In VietnamNot on Vietnam's list of permitted additivesNot on Vietnam's list of permitted additives (Circular 24/2019); it may be used only in a product whose declaration is registered with the Vietnam Food Administration
Risk level on the Yenzo Scalelow?Based on the Open Food Facts additives taxonomy
How E1517 appears on labels
IngredientsIllustrative example
Wheat flour, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, carrier (1517), dried onion and garlic, pepper, natural colour (160a).
carrier (1517)carrier 1517E1517INS 1517
Questions about glyceryl diacetate
Is glyceryl diacetate harmful?
JECFA evaluated glycerol diacetate (also called diacetin) at its 20th meeting (1976) and recorded the ADI as “not specified”, meaning no numerical ADI is needed.
Other carriers
E1505Triethyl citratevery lowE1510EthanollowE1518Glyceryl triacetate (triacetin)lowE1519Benzyl alcohollowE1520Propane-1,2-diol (propylene glycol)lowE1521Polyethylene glycollow
See all carriers →Updated 23 October 2026
Sources (4)
- Open Food Facts additives taxonomy (Yenzo's table cites no EFSA opinion for this code). Open Food Facts additives taxonomy, https://github.com/openfoodfacts/openfoodfacts-server/blob/main/taxonomies/additives.txt (entry en:e1517)
- Thông tư 24/2019/TT-BYT (văn bản hợp nhất 09/VBHN-BYT), Phụ lục 1
- FAO JECFA Monographs: Glycerol diacetate (diacetin)
- Codex CAC/GL 36-1989 (Rev. 2008, Amd. 2015), Section 3: INS 1517 Glycerol diacetate