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Official EU label nameGlossary entry 16515

METHYL GLYCYRRHIZATE

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.

Global evidence snapshot

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.

0 markets with evidence
Markets checked
13
Markets with evidence
0
Evidence gaps
13
Resolved identifiers
1

Resolved substance identity

CAS:104191-95-9
Ingredient index records:
METHYL GLYCYRRHIZATE
Cosmetic functions: FRAGRANCE

alpha-d-Glucopyranosiduronic acid, (3beta,20beta)-20-carboxy-11-oxo-30-norolean-12-en-3-yl 2-o-beta-d-glucopyranuronosyl-, methyl ester; Glycyrrhizic acid methyl ester

1 matched or reported name
METHYL GLYCYRRHIZATE

Regulatory evidence across markets

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

That is a statement about this inventory, not about the law: no imported rule is not evidence that a substance is permitted. A rule may exist under a different name, under a CAS or EC number this glossary entry does not carry, or in a dataset not yet imported.

Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 104191-95-9
CAS 104191-95-9PubChem CID 76961045

Glycyrrhizic acid methyl ester

IUPAC name
(2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6S)-2-[[(3S,4aR,6aR,6bS,8aS,11S,12aR,14aR,14bS)-11-methoxycarbonyl-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,14b-heptamethyl-14-oxo-2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14a-dodecahydro-1H-picen-3-yl]oxy]-6-carboxylato-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxane-2-carboxylate
Molecular formula
C43H62O16-2
Molecular weight
834.9 g/mol
Exact mass
834.40378589 Da
XLogP3
5.4
Topological polar surface area
262.0 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
5
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
16
Covalent units
1
Defined stereocentres
19

Also known as

Methyl glycyrrhizateGAMMEA4TET7070SRefChem:144015UNII-A4TET7070SGLYCYRRHIZIC ACID, METHYL ESTERDA-65388.ALPHA.-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDURONIC ACID, (3.BETA.,20.BETA.)-29-METHOXY-11,29-DIOXOOLEAN-12-EN-3-YL 2-O-.BETA.-D-GLUCOPYRANURONOSYL-
External database identifiers

Evidence from additional scientific databases

NIH PubChem PUG-View
Exact identifier match76961045

Attributed physical-property, hazard, environmental and use annotations.

  • Cosmetic Ingredient Review Finding(s): Safe in the present practices of use and concentration. Ingredient, concentration, and use information are available in documents discoverable at https://cir-reports.cir-safety.org Source: Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Mapped by: Existing checksum-valid CAS to unique PubChem CID match. Retrieved: 2026-08-31. Open source record

Scientific classifications and hazard annotations provide context and do not replace the market-specific regulatory decision shown above.

Additional source coverage and match status
SourceResultChecked
EMBL-EBI ChEBINo exact record2026-08-31
NIH PubChem PUG-ViewExact match2026-08-31

A recorded no-match is useful evidence that the source was checked; it is not a claim that the substance does not exist elsewhere.

Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.

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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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