Home › Tagatose

Tagatose

Also known as: E963

Low concern

Tagatose is GRAS in the US (multiple GRAS notices) and authorized in the EU. EFSA evaluated tagatose and concluded that it is safe; it produces low glycemic response.

Found in

46 products

E-number

E963

Type

sweetener

What it is

Tagatose, a low-calorie ketohexose (epimer of fructose).

Reduced-calorie sweetener and bulking agent; ~92% sweetness of sucrose at ~38% calories.

Why it's flagged

GI/laxative effect at high intake

What regulators actually say

"GRAS Notice 000078 - D-Tagatose - FDA had no questions regarding the GRAS status."

FDA GRAS Notice Inventory GRN 78 — cfsanappsexternal.fda.gov

"EFSA Scientific Opinion on the safety of D-tagatose as a novel food ingredient."

EFSA Journal — efsa.europa.eu

Regulatory status

United States — FDA

GRAS (multiple GRAS notices, e.g., GRN 000078, GRN 000352).

European Union — EFSA

Authorized novel food in EU.

Scan it before you buy it

Get Ube on iOS or Android — point at any barcode, see what's actually in there.

Get the app