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Choline

CAS 139741-81-4 · 40/100 · High conf.

Concern score

40/100Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence

Choline in plain language

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Choline yet.

Is it a concern?
Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record.

Why it's flagged

EFSA OpenFoodTox genotoxicity classification: No data. Source: EFSA NDA 2016

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Choline appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUEFSAEFSA opinionDietary Reference Values for choline (EFSA NDA)
    • Dietary Reference Values for choline (EFSA NDA)Source →

Expert safety opinions

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

    No JECFA evaluation on file.

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Choline yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

1 data source

Where this comes from

  • EFSA OpenFoodTox

    regulatory · updated 2026-10-02

    Open →

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Choline; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.