Skip to content

GREENVEIL

  • cleaning

5-Ethoxy-3-(ethoxycarbonyl)-3-hydroxy-5-oxopentanoic acid

CAS 32074-56-9

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

5-Ethoxy-3-(ethoxycarbonyl)-3-hydroxy-5-oxopentanoic acid in plain language

What it is

Also known as Diethyl citrate · Diethyl ester citric acid · 1,2,3-PROPANETRICARBOXYLIC acid, 2-HYDROXY-, diethyl ester · diethyl hydrogen 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate

What it does

Used in consumer products as a fragrance ingredient and a flavouring.

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

Regulation

No restrictions found. 5-Ethoxy-3-(ethoxycarbonyl)-3-hydroxy-5-oxopentanoic acid appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Cleaning
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Flavouring and nutrient, Fragrance.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Flavouring and nutrient, Fragrance.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for 5-Ethoxy-3-(ethoxycarbonyl)-3-hydroxy-5-oxopentanoic acid 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 Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2020-03-12

    Open →

  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →

  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →

  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

Suitability

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

Fragrance avoidance

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed 5-Ethoxy-3-(ethoxycarbonyl)-3-hydroxy-5-oxopentanoic acid in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

1

Named organisations

2

Cleaning products and household care

Typical roles

FragranceFlavouring
See products using 5-Ethoxy-3-(ethoxycarbonyl)-3-hydroxy-5-oxopentanoic acid →