E422 — Glycerol

Status in the United States (FDA)

Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 172.811, 182.90, 182.1320.

Technical effects listed by the FDA: anticaking agent or free-flow agent, drying agent, emulsifier or emulsifier salt, humectant, masticatory substance, nutritive sweetener, solvent or vehicle, stabilizer or thickener, texturizer

The inventory is a partial list, and a listing is not an FDA approval of every use; the regulations set the permitted uses.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Substances Added to Food (updated 9/8/2026), public domain · CAS 56-81-5 via Wikidata (CC0)