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Chromium picolinate

CAS 14639-25-9 · 40/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

15713-60-7 · 140947-78-0

Concern score

40/100Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.

High confidence

Chromium picolinate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Chromium tripicolinate · Chromium(III) picolinate · Chromium gtf · Chromium(3+) tripyridine-2-carboxylate · Gtf chromium · chromium(3+);tris(pyridine-2-carboxylate)
Show all 21 names
2-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, chromium(3+) salt (3:1) · 2-pyridinecarboxylic acid, chromium salt · Chromium(iii) trispicolinate · Chromax · Chromium 2-pyridinecarboxylate · Chromium(III) Pyridine-2-carboxylate · Chromium, tris(2-pyridinecarboxylato-kappaN1,kappaO2)- · Chromium, tris(picolinato)- · CrPic · Divista · chromium salt Picolinic acid · Tris(picolinato)chromium · bis(pyridine-2-carbonyloxy)chromio pyridine-2-carboxylate · chromiumpicolinate · tris(2-pyridinecarboxylato-N(1),O(2))chromium
What it does: We don't have a plain-language description for Chromium picolinate yet.
Is it a concern?: Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.

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. Chromium picolinate appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Industrial

EUEFSAEFSA opinion3 entries
- Scientific Opinion on the safety of chromium picolinate as a source of chromium added for nutritional purposes to foodstuff for particular nutritional uses and to foods intended for the general population (EFSA ANS)Source →
- Scientific Opinion on the safety of trivalent chromium as a nutrient added for nutritional purposes to foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses and foods intended for the general population (including food supplements) (EFSA ANS)Source →
- Chromium picolinate, zinc picolinate and zinc picolinate dihydrate added for nutritional purposes in food supplements (EFSA ANS)Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 4 active drug products and 6 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 4 active drug products and 6 total products.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.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
- Scientific Opinion on the safety of chromium picolinate as a source of chromium added for nutritional purposes to foodstuff for particular nutritional uses and to foods intended for the general population (EFSA ANS)
  2010 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →
- Scientific Opinion on the safety of trivalent chromium as a nutrient added for nutritional purposes to foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses and foods intended for the general population (including food supplements) (EFSA ANS)
  2010 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →
- Chromium picolinate, zinc picolinate and zinc picolinate dihydrate added for nutritional purposes in food supplements (EFSA ANS)
  2009 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

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

7 data sources

Where this comes from

EFSA OpenFoodTox
regulatory · updated 2026-10-04
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated 30 November 2009
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2029-02-23
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
Open →
openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
Open →
PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
Open →

Reference links (1)

Openfda substance

revolutionhealth.com

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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.

Where it has been recorded

How often FDA National Drug Code directory has listed Chromium picolinate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Chromium picolinate in the catalog.