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QUINIC ACID

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:77-95-2562-73-236413-60-2
EC:201-072-8209-233-4
Ingredient index records:
QUINIC ACID
Cosmetic functions: BUFFERING

Cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, 1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxy-, [1R-(1.alpha., 3.alpha., 4.alpha., 5.beta.)]-

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QUINIC ACID

Regulatory evidence across markets

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

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 36413-60-2
CAS 36413-60-2PubChem CID 37439

Npc47993

(+)-quinic acid is the (+)-enantiomer of quinic acid. It is an enantiomer of a (-)-quinic acid. — ChEBI

IUPAC name
trans-(3S,5S)-1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxycyclohexane-1-carboxylic acid
Molecular formula
C7H12O6
Molecular weight
192.17 g/mol
Exact mass
192.06338810 Da
XLogP3
-2.4
Topological polar surface area
118.0 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
5
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
6
Covalent units
1
Defined stereocentres
2

Also known as

RefChem:1093195(+)-quinic acid(3S,5S)-1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxycyclohexane-1-carboxylic acidCHEBI:361241D-1(OH),3,4/5-tetrahydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acid(1R,3S,4R,5S)-1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acidNSC 1115EINECS 253-023-5
11 more reported names
AI3-63020Prestwick3_001103BSPBio_001206BPBio1_001328HMS2098M08HMS2235F231,3,4,5-Tetrahydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acid (1alpha,3alpha,4alpha,5beta)-SR-01000838829SR-01000838829-2rel-(1|A,3R,4|A,5R)-1,3,4,5-Tetrahydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acidCyclohexanecarboxylic acid, 1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxy-, (1alpha,3alpha,4alpha,5beta)-
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External database identifiers

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

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 562-73-2
CAS 562-73-2PubChem CID 1064

1,3,4,5-Tetrahydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acid

1,3,4,5-Tetrahydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acid is a quinic acid. — ChEBI

IUPAC name
1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxycyclohexane-1-carboxylic acid
Molecular formula
C7H12O6
Molecular weight
192.17 g/mol
Exact mass
192.06338810 Da
XLogP3
-2.4
Topological polar surface area
118.0 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
5
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
6
Covalent units
1
Defined stereocentres
0

Also known as

EINECS 209-233-4Cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, 1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxy-NSC 243743RefChem:412361209-233-4253-023-5D-(-)-Chinic Acid(3r,5r)-1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acid
16 more reported names
D-(-)-Kinic AcidHexahydro-1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxybenzoic acidOprea1_849562CHEBI:177632Cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, 1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxy-, (1.alpha.,3R,4.alpha.,5R)-HMS3369F17EBC-13749s3886GS-6162NSC-243743Hexahydro-1,4,5-tetrahydroxybenzoic acidDB-2591421,4,5-Tetrahydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acidT2958Cyclohexanecarboxylic acid,3,4,5-tetrahydroxy-EN300-120326
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External database identifiers

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

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 77-95-2
CAS 77-95-2PubChem CID 6508

Quinate

(-)-quinic acid is the ()-enantiomer of quinic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a (-)-quinate. It is an enantiomer of a (+)-quinic acid. — ChEBI

IUPAC name
trans-(3R,5R)-1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxycyclohexane-1-carboxylic acid
Molecular formula
C7H12O6
Molecular weight
192.17 g/mol
Exact mass
192.06338810 Da
XLogP3
-2.4
Topological polar surface area
118.0 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
5
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
6
Covalent units
1
Defined stereocentres
2

Also known as

(1S,3R,4S,5R)-1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxycyclohexane-1-carboxylic acidRefChem:871925CHEBI:264907729-33-1quinic acidD-(-)-Quinic acid(-)-quinic acidChinic acid
16 more reported names
Kinic acidChinasaureD-QUINIC ACIDD(-)-Quinic acidL-Quinic acidL-Quinate(1S,3R,4S,5R)-1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acid(3R,5R)-1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxycyclohexane-1-carboxylic acidNSC1115SpecPlus_000419(1alpha,3R,4alpha,5R)-1,3,4,5-Tetrahydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acid(-)-1,3,4,5-Tetrahydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acidDivK1c_006515(3r,5r)-1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acid058C04BGYICyclohexanecarboxylic acid, 1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxy-, (-)-
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External database identifiers

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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