Official EU label nameGlossary entry 14288

LACTITOL

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:585-86-4

EC:209-566-5

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LACTITOL

Cosmetic functions: HUMECTANT, SKIN CONDITIONING

4-O-.beta.-D-Galactopyranosyl-D-glucitol

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2 matched or reported names

LACTITOLlactitol

Regulatory evidence across markets

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

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 585-86-4

CAS 585-86-4PubChem CID 157355

Lactitol

Lactitol is a glycosyl alditol consisting of beta-D-galactopyranose and D-glucitol joined by a 14 glycosidic bond. It is used as a laxative, as an excipient, and as replacement bulk sweetener in some low-calorie foods. It has a role as a laxative, an excipient and a cathartic. — ChEBI

IUPAC name: (2S,3R,4R,5R)-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyhexane-1,2,3,5,6-pentol

Molecular formula: C12H24O11
Molecular weight: 344.31 g/mol
Exact mass: 344.13186158 Da
XLogP3: -5.2
Topological polar surface area: 201.0 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 9
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 11
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 9

Also known as

4-O-beta-D-Galactopyranosyl-D-glucitolImportalD-lactitollactositolLactositMiruhenlactitolumlactobiosit

16 more reported names

Lactitol acm 50LACTITOL ANHYDROUSLacty (saccharide)MilchenLactitFinlac dcpizensyL2B0WJF7ZYINS NO.966CHEBI:75323INS-966NSC-231323E-966BLI-400NSC-759131Neda Lactiv Importal

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:75323
ChEMBL:CHEMBL1661
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID9044247
PubMed:29132732
PubMed:27153247
PubMed:23120982
PubMed:23028535
PubMed:22786523
PubMed:22700518
PubMed:22666568
PubMed:22653661
PubMed:22626795
PubMed:22573997
PubMed:22567035
PubMed:22523293

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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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