Abietic Acid
Level 2 — Generally safeIn Winter's Dictionary
Abietic Acid is a other — Texturizer in soap making; carrier for nutrients added to enriched rice
Also: Sylvic Acid
What it does
Texturizer in soap making; carrier for nutrients added to enriched rice
Where you'll see it
Enriched rice nutrient carriers; soaps; vinyls; lacquers; plastics
What the research says
Little known about toxicity; harmless when injected into mice but causes paralysis in frogs and is slightly irritating to human skin and mucous membranes. May cause allergic reactions.
Regulatory status
- Notes: Permitted up to 0.026% of nutrient mixture weight in enriched rice
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): Little is known about abietic acid toxicity; it is harmless when injected into mice but causes paralysis in frogs