E444Emulsifier · Stabiliser
Sucrose acetate isobutyrate
A food additive also called SAIB.
It helps mix ingredients that normally separate and keeps them steady.
Written from English Wikipedia1
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- EU permitted
What research says
How it’s made and used
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Daily intake limits2
Sucrose acetate isobutyrate is a food additive, and experts set a daily intake limit of 20 mg per kg of body weight.
The signal at the top counts the findings in people and in animal and lab studies. A concern in studies of people outranks animal and lab studies, and “No concerns” needs at least two findings in people. Findings whose study type is not stated are shown but not counted. This page is a reference, not medical advice. It describes what regulators and published research say. Talk to a doctor or dietitian about your own diet.
Regulatory status
Checked Sep 2026-
European Union Permitted EUR-Lex Reg. (EC) 1333/2008
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United Kingdom Permitted FSA retained EU law
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Canada Permitted Health Canada · Other Accepted Uses
Status reflects the named register on the date checked. It is not a safety rating. A country appears here once we've found this ingredient on its official list.
How we checkProducts
The 6 most-scanned of 454 products on Open Food Facts that list sucrose acetate isobutyrate.
- Fanta Naranja Fanta · 2 L 10 additives
- Orange squash Robinsons 8 additives
- Double Concentrate Orange Squash No Added Sugar Robinsons · 1,75 L 9 additives
- Orange Squash Robinsons 9 additives
- THIRST QUENCHER GATORADE · 28oz 6 additives
- Zero Sugar Thirst Quencher Orange Gatorade 8 additives
References
- 1Sucrose acetate isobutyrate. Wikipedia. Accessed September 26, 2026.
- 2EFSA Panel on Food additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS). Re-evaluation of sucrose acetate isobutyrate (E 444) as a food additive. EFSA J. 2016;14(5):e04489. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2016.4489