Dark Chocolate
Cadbury Bournville
Vegan, failsGluten-Free, passesKeto, fails
E476 — Polyglycerol polyricinoleate
Why it’s used
An emulsifier used mainly in chocolate and chocolate coatings to reduce viscosity and yield stress, cutting the amount of cocoa butter needed for smooth flow and easy molding/enrobing; also used in some spreads and dressings.
Other names
PGPR, Polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid
Diet flags
Vegan, passesVegetarian, passes
Regulatory status
USA — Allowed
Cleared as GRAS via GRAS notices from Palsgaard A/S (GRN 266, 2009, chocolate-type products up to 0.3%) and Unilever (GRN 1105, 2023, extending to chocolate/chocolate-type products up to 0.5% and mayonnaise/spreads up to 0.8%), each closed with FDA raising no questions. Source (2026-07-23)
EU — Allowed
Authorized food additive under Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, chiefly in cocoa/chocolate products, edible ices, and certain emulsified sauces, with food-category-specific maximum levels. EFSA's re-evaluation (2017, followed up 2022) revised the ADI upward from 7.5 to 25 mg/kg bw/day and found no safety concern at permitted uses. Source (2026-07-23)
Safety review
- GRN 266 — FDA has no questions
A GRAS notice status is FDA’s response to a company’s own self-determination that an ingredient is safe — not an independent FDA safety review.
Matched to FDA’s record for “Polyglycerol polyricinoleate”. GRAS Notice Inventory (checked 2026-08-01)
Found in these products
3 products in our database contain E476.
Dairy Milk
Cadbury
Vegan, failsGluten-Free, unclearKeto, fails
Milk Chocolate
Hershey's
Vegan, failsGluten-Free, passesKeto, fails