Myristic Acid
Level 2 — Generally safeIn Winter's Dictionary
Myristic Acid is a flavoring — Solid organic acid used in butter, butterscotch, chocolate, coconut, and fruit flavorings
What it does
Solid organic acid used in butter, butterscotch, chocolate, coconut, and fruit flavorings
Where you'll see it
butter, coconut oil, dairy fats, palm seed fats; used in flavorings for beverages, ice cream, candy, baked goods
What the research says
Human skin irritant. Causes mutations in laboratory animals.
Regulatory status
- US FDA: ASP
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): A solid organic acid that occurs naturally in butter acids... and in most animal and vegetable fats