---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 172.866"
title: "21"
number: "172.866"
heading: "Synthetic glycerin produced by the hydrogenolysis of carbohydrates."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/172.866"
---

# §172.866. Synthetic glycerin produced by the hydrogenolysis of carbohydrates.


Synthetic glycerin produced by the hydrogenolysis of carbohydrates may be safely used in food, subject to the provisions of this section:

- (a) It shall contain not in excess of 0.2 percent by weight of a mixture of butanetriols.
- (b) It is used or intended for use in an amount not to exceed that reasonably required to produce its intended effect.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 341, 342, 348, 371, 379e.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 14491, Mar. 15, 1977, unless otherwise noted.