Official EU label nameGlossary entry 1186

AGAR

This record confirms an official common ingredient name for EU cosmetic product labelling. It does not by itself confirm that the substance is permitted, unrestricted or safe.

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The resolved identity has matching regulatory evidence in 0 of 13 indexed market datasets: 0 country records and 0 EU Annex records. Every result and evidence gap is listed below.

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Resolved substance identity

CAS:9002-18-0

EC:232-658-1

Ingredient index records:

AGAR

Ph. Eur. name: agar

Cosmetic functions: BINDING, FRAGRANCE, VISCOSITY CONTROLLING

Agar

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AGARagar

Regulatory evidence across markets

None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name AGAR.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 9002-18-0

CAS 9002-18-0PubChem CID 71571511

Agar

IUPAC name: (2R,3S,4S,5R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[[(4R,5S)-4-hydroxy-3-methyl-2,6-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-8-yl]oxy]-4-methoxyoxane-3,5-diol

Molecular formula: C14H24O9
Molecular weight: 336.33 g/mol
Exact mass: 336.14203234 Da
XLogP3: -2.2
Topological polar surface area: 127.0 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 4
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 9
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 6

Also known as

GeloseCeylonChinese gelatinJapan isinglassBengal gelatinLayor carangBengal isinglassCeylon isinglass

16 more reported names

Japan agarJapanese gelatinMacassar gelatinAgar agar flakeChinese isinglassVegetable gelatinIsinglass, japaneseAgar (Gelidium spp.)Digenea simplex mucilageKantenmatsuAgargelPhytagarmacassar gumAgaropectin, mixt with agaroseAgarose, mixt with agaropectinFEMA No. 2012

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Official source and scope

Imported from Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 (dataset version EU 2025/1175). The glossary supplies common ingredient names for the ingredient list required by Article 19(1)(g); it is not an approval or safety list.

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