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Lemon peel

CAS 977091-77-2

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Lemon peel in plain language

What it is

Also known as Lemon peel extract · Lemon peel granules · Citrus limon (lemon) peel · Citrus limon (lemon) peel extract · Citrus limon (lemon) peel powder · Citrus limon fruit rind

Show all 14 names

Citrus limon peel extract · Citrus limon peel powder · Citrus medica limonum (lemon) peel · Citrus medica limonum (lemon) peel extract · Citrus medica limonum (lemon) peel powder · Citrus x limon fruit rind · Lemon peel powder · Raw lemon peel

What it does

Used in consumer products as a flavouring.

  • Flavouring
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Lemon peel appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Flavouring and nutrient.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Flavouring and nutrient.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →

Evidence & sources

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

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated February 8, 2019

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

Suitability

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

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Lemon peel in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

1

Typical roles

Flavouring
See products using Lemon peel →

Catalog

Found in these products

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

Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Lemon peel in the catalog.