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Calcium 3-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-BUTYRATE

CAS 135236-72-5

Calcium 3-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-BUTYRATE chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Calcium 3-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-BUTYRATE in plain language

What it is

Also known as Calcium beta-hydroxy beta-methylbutyrate · calcium beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate · Calcium hydroxymethylbutyrate · Ca-hmb · Calcium bis(3-hydroxy-3-methylbutanoate) · 3-Hydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid calcium salt (2:1)

Show all 18 names

3-Hydroxy-3-methylbutyric Acid Calcium Salt · Butanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-, calcium salt (2:1) · Calcium .beta.-hydroxy-.beta.-methylbutyrate · CalciuM 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylbutyrate Hydrate · Calcium 3-Hydroxy-3-methylbutyrate · Calcium HMB · Calcium HMB monohydrate · Calcium beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyric acid · HMB-Ca · HMB-Ca monohydrate · UNII-2X2EF40O4Q · calcium 3-hydroxy-3-methylbutanoate

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Calcium 3-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-BUTYRATE yet.

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

What we know about this ingredient

EPA DSSTox provides the canonical identifier, structure, and synonym profile for this chemical.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Calcium 3-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-BUTYRATE appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Calcium 3-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-BUTYRATE yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

4 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Reference links (1)
Openfda substance

dsld.od.nih.gov

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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.

Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Calcium 3-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-BUTYRATE; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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