FRUCTOSE
Fructose
FRUCTOSE is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.
Regulatory evidence by market
No rule for this ingredient has been imported for any of the 13 markets tracked here.
That describes this inventory, not the law. No imported rule is not evidence that an ingredient is permitted: a rule may exist under another name or identifier, or in a dataset not yet imported here.
Chemical identity and properties
D-Fructose
D-fructopyranose is a fructopyranose having D-configuration. It has a role as a sweetening agent. It is a D-fructose, a fructopyranose and a cyclic hemiketal. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- (3S,4R,5R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol
- Molecular formula
- C6H12O6
- Molecular weight
- 180.16 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 180.06338810 Da
- XLogP3
- -2.8
- Topological polar surface area
- 110.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 5
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 6
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 3
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:37714
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL2325229
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID201371662
- PubMed:40952780
- PubMed:40914447
- PubMed:39967315
- PubMed:39519554
- PubMed:37992649
- PubMed:37795621
- PubMed:37615203
- PubMed:37567420
- PubMed:37272424
- PubMed:37271273
- PubMed:37186242
- PubMed:37121297
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.
Inventory details for FRUCTOSE
INCI name
FRUCTOSE
INN name
fructose
Ph. Eur. name
fructosum / laevulosum
Description
Fructose
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 33960
- Imported identity
- FRUCTOSE
- Source update
- 15/10/2010
Annex records for FRUCTOSE
Key data
Official EU ingredient-name evidence
The ingredient name exactly matches the official 2025 EU glossary of common ingredient names.
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How FRUCTOSE appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists FRUCTOSE as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 0 annex records. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex records show where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.
FRUCTOSE is also tagged with 1 cosmetic function in the official data. Function labels describe intended use, but they do not replace regulatory review of linked annex records before formulation or labelling work.
Frequently asked questions
Source note for FRUCTOSE
This page reproduces the CosIng inventory entry for FRUCTOSE from public European Commission cosmetic ingredient materials and shows linked identifiers even when no direct annex match is currently attached.
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